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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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Population trends of the common murre (Uria aalge californica) Population trends of the common murre (Uria aalge californica)

Population trends for the common murre (Uria aalge californica) were determined from available whole-colony counts of murres in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia from 1800 to 1995.From 1800 to 1978, historical counts were sporadic and not standardized. From 1979 to 1995, standardized whole-colony counts from aerial photographs were conducted in many years in California...
Authors
Harry R. Carter, Ulrich W. Wilson, Roy W. Lowe, M.S. Rodway, David Allen Manuwal, Jean E. Takekawa, Julie L. Yee

Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease

Field evaluation of free-ranging wildlife requires the systematic documentation of a variety of environmental conditions and individual parameters of health and disease, particularly in the case of rare or endangered species. In addition, defined criteria are needed for the humane salvage of ill or dying animals. The purpose of this paper is to describe, in detail, the preparation...
Authors
Kristin H. Berry, Mary M. Christopher

Book review: A natural history of the Sonoran Desert Book review: A natural history of the Sonoran Desert

Review info: A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert. Edited by S. J. Phillips and P. W. Comus. 2000. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, Tucson AZ, and University of California Press, Berkeley CA. 628 pp. Cloth ISBN 0-520-22029-3 Paper ISBN 0-520-21980-5.
Authors
Matthew L. Brooks
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