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Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov

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Industrial strength herons: the black-crowns of Baltimore

No abstract available at this time
Authors
R.M. Erwin, V. Anders, A.K. Miles

Pintails: causes for the decline

No abstract available at this time
Authors
M. R. Miller

[Book review] Prescribed Burning in California Wildland Vegetation Management, by H. Biswell

Book review: Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management. Harold Biswell (Author), James Agee (Foreword). 274 pages. ISBN: 9780520219458.
Authors
J. E. Keeley

Growth and equilibrium in sea otter populations

(1) Counts through time were compiled for five sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations in the north-east Pacific Ocean that were below equilibrium density: Attu Island, south-east Alaska, British Columbia, Washington State, and central California. Similar data were obtained from the equilibrium density population at Amchitka Island in 1971 and 1986. (2) Shorelines of Attu and Amchitka islands each
Authors
J. A. Estes

Fire and demography

No abstract available.
Authors
Jon E. Keeley, Paul H. Zedler, Charles A. Zammit, Thomas J. Stohlgren

Allelopathy and the fire induced herb cycle,

No abstract available.
Authors
J. E. Keeley, S.C. Keeley

Valley oak inventory and monitoring at Santa Monica Mountains

No abstract available at this time
Authors
K.C. Danielsen, W. L. Halvorson

Nest success, cause-specific nest failure, and hatchability of aquatic birds at selenium-contaminated Kesterson Reservoir and a reference site

During 1983-1985, we studied the reproductive success of several species of aquatic birds (coots, ducks, shorebirds, and grebes) nesting at two sites in Merced County, California: a selenium-contaminated site (Kesterson Reservoir) and a nearby reference site (Volta Wildlife Area). We used a computer program (MICROMORT) developed for the analysis of radiotelemetry data (Heisey and Fuller 1985) to e
Authors
Harry M. Ohlendorf, Roger L. Hothem, Daniel Welsh

Body composition and weight dynamics of wintering greater white-fronted geese

Adult greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) wintering in southern Oregon and California increased or maintained body weight in autumn, lost weight from autumn through winter, and rapidly increased in weight before spring migration in late April. We documented significant annual differences in body weights for both sexes. We related seasonal changes in body weight to changes in li
Authors
Craig R. Ely, Dennis G. Raveling

Vegetation and floristics of Pinnacles National Monument

No abstract available at this time
Authors
W. L. Halvorson, R.A. Clark