Publications
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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Fire management of California shrubland landscapes Fire management of California shrubland landscapes
Fire management of California shrublands has been heavily influenced by policies designed for coniferous forests, however, fire suppression has not effectively excluded fire from chaparral and coastal sage scrub landscapes and catastrophic wildfires are not the result of unnatural fuel accumulation. There is no evidence that prescribed burning in these shrublands provides any resource...
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Jon E. Keeley
Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2002 Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2002
No abstract available at this time
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J. A. Estes, R.G. Anthony, Walter M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, James L. Bodkin, M.A. Ricca
Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: Movements of long-billed dowitchers during the winter Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: Movements of long-billed dowitchers during the winter
The San Francisco Bay estuary is a migration and wintering area for more than 1.5 million waterbirds on the west coast of North America. Because the estuary is located in a metropolitan area, development and diking of baylands (the region between the edge of the bay and the historical high tide line) have greatly altered the wetland landscape. Recently, conservation interests have...
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John Y. Takekawa, Nils Warnock, G.M. Martinelli, A. Keith Miles, Danika C. Tsao
Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in remnant and translocated sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in remnant and translocated sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations
All existing sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations have suffered at least 1, and in some cases 2, population bottlenecks. The 1st occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries as a result of commercial hunting that eliminated sea otters from much their native range and reduced surviving populations to small remnants. The 2nd bottleneck occurred when small numbers of otters were...
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Shawn E. Larson, Ronald J. Jameson, James L. Bodkin, Michelle Staedler, Paul Bentzen
Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey
No abstract available at this time
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A.K. Miles, S.P. Lawler, D. Dritz, S.E. Spring
Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts
No abstract available.
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M.L. Brooks, T. C. Esque
Continuously recording body temperature in terrestrial chelonians Continuously recording body temperature in terrestrial chelonians
The degree of interaction between mercury and cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides was determined by comparing enzyme responses to sublethal dosages of parathion or carbofuran in quail fed 0.05, 0.5, or 5.0 ppm morsodren for 18 weeks. A statistically significant interaction was defined as greater brain cholinesterase inhibition in morsodren-fed than in clean-fed birds following pesticide...
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K.E. Nussear, T. C. Esque, C.R. Tracy
Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah
No abstract available at this time
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S.J. Scoles, T. C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, D.F. Haines
Herpetofauna and Small Mammal Surveys on the Marine Corps Air Gound Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA. March 1999-October 2001 Herpetofauna and Small Mammal Surveys on the Marine Corps Air Gound Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA. March 1999-October 2001
No abstract available at this time
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R. Hirsch, S. Hathaway, Robert N. Fisher
The Story Continues. Closing chapter The Story Continues. Closing chapter
No abstract available at this time
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N.L. Stephenson
Kelp forest ecosystems: Biodiversity, stability, resilience and future Kelp forest ecosystems: Biodiversity, stability, resilience and future
Kelp forests are phyletically diverse, structurally complex and highly productive components of coldwater rocky marine coastlines. This paper reviews the conditions in which kelp forests develop globally and where, why and at what rate they become deforested. The ecology and long archaeological history of kelp forests are examined through case studies from southern California, the...
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Robert S. Steneck, Michael H. Graham, Bruce J. Bourque, Debbie Corbett, Jon M. Erlandson, James A. Estes, M. J. Tegner
Peak fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert Peak fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert
Very little is known about the behavior and effects of fire in the Mojave Desert, because fire was historically uncommon. However, fire has become more frequent since the 1970s with increased dominance of the invasive annual grasses Bromus rubens and Schismus spp., and land managers are concerned about its ecological effect. In this paper, I describe patterns of peak fire temperature and...
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Matthew L. Brooks