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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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
Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey
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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
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M.L. Brooks, T. C. Esque
Fire ecology of the Sonoran desert tortoise Fire ecology of the Sonoran desert tortoise
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Todd C. Esque, Alberto Burquez Montijo, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Thomas R. Van Devender, Pamela J. Anning, Michelle J. Nijhuis
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
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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
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R. Hirsch, S. Hathaway, Robert N. Fisher
Grasses, mallows, desert vine, and more: Diet of the desert tortoise in Arizona and Sonora Grasses, mallows, desert vine, and more: Diet of the desert tortoise in Arizona and Sonora
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T. R. Van Devender, B. E. Martin, R. C. Averill-Murray, T. C. Esque, P. A. Holm, V. M. Dickinson, C.R. Schwalbe, E. B. Wirt, S. L. Barrett
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
The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park
Fire has played a critical role in the ecosystems of Yosemite National park for millennia. Before the advent of Euro-Americans, lightning fires and fires set by Native Americans burned freely across the landscape. These fires burned periodically, with the interval between fires dependent on the availability of ignition sources, adequate fuels, and weather conducive to burning. As a...
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Jan W. Van Wagtendonk, Kent A. van Wagtendonk, Joseph B. Meyer, Kara J. Paintner
Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California
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Jon E. Keeley
Elk-Effects Vegetation Monitoring Program for Tomales Point Elk Range, Point Reyes National Seashore, California Elk-Effects Vegetation Monitoring Program for Tomales Point Elk Range, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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K. McEachern, M. Semenoff-Irving, P. van der Leeden
Restoration of the White Abalone in Southern California: Population Assessment, Brood Stock Collection, and Development of Husbandry Technology. Final Report Restoration of the White Abalone in Southern California: Population Assessment, Brood Stock Collection, and Development of Husbandry Technology. Final Report
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Kevin D. Lafferty