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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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Breeding seabirds in California, Oregon and Washington Breeding seabirds in California, Oregon and Washington

More than two million seabirds of 29 species nest along the west coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, including three species listed on the federal list of threatened and endangered species: the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), least tern (Sterna antillarum), and marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus). The size and diversity of the breeding seabird community in this...
Authors
Harry R. Carter, David S. Gilmer, Jean E. Takekawa, Roy W. Lowe, Ulrich W. Wilson

Turtles Turtles

Turtles have existed virtually unchanged for the last 200 million years. Unfortunately, some of the same traits that allowed them to survive the ages often predispose them to endangerment. Delayed maturity and low and variable annual reproductive success make turtles unusually susceptible to increased mortality through exploitation and habitat modifications (Brooks et al. 1991; Congdon...
Authors
Jeffrey E. Lovich

Spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in eggs of wading birds from San Francisco Bay, California Spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in eggs of wading birds from San Francisco Bay, California

Between 1989 and 1991, reproduction by black-crowned night-herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) and snowy egrets (Egretta thula) was studied at sites in San Francisco Bay. Eggs were collected from these and other bay sites and from South Wilbur Flood Area, a reference site in California's San Joaquin Valley. Eggs were analyzed for inorganic trace elements, organochlorine pesticides, and...
Authors
R. L. Hothem, Katherine C. Marois, S.E. Wainwright, D.L. Roster, Kirk A. King, T.J. Keldsen

Non-native animals on public lands Non-native animals on public lands

Non-native plants and animals have become part of our surroundings, in cities, agricultural areas, and wildlands. While there are many beneficial purposes for non-native animals, such as for food and sport hunting and as agricultural animals, the introduction of some has had major negative economic consequences (Palmer 1899), and adverse effects on native wildlife, plants, and habitats...
Authors
Charles A. Drost, Gary M. Fellers

When species collide: The origin and spread of an asexual species of gecko When species collide: The origin and spread of an asexual species of gecko

No abstract available at this time
Authors
R.R. Radtkey, S.C. Donnellan, Robert N. Fisher, C. Moritz, K. Hanley, T. J. Case
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