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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Results of the 1999 survey of the reintroduced sea otter population in Washington state Results of the 1999 survey of the reintroduced sea otter population in Washington state
Fifty-nine sea otters were released off the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State during the summers of 1969 and 1970; all had been translocated from Amchitka Island, Alaska. In 1970, 30 otters were released. Surveys to assess the results of this translocation began in 1977. Up to 1989, the population has grown at near the maximum rate of increase (rmax) for sea otter...
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Ronald J. Jameson, Steven J. Jeffries
GIS database development to analyze fire history in southern Arizona and beyond: an example from Saguaro National Park GIS database development to analyze fire history in southern Arizona and beyond: an example from Saguaro National Park
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P.J. Swantek, W. L. Halvorson, C.R. Schwalbe
Inventory and Assessment of Avifauna and a Monitoring Proposal for Tonto National Monument, Arizona Inventory and Assessment of Avifauna and a Monitoring Proposal for Tonto National Monument, Arizona
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K.L. Hiett, W. L. Halvorson
Rana luteiventris (Columbia Spotted Frog) Rana luteiventris (Columbia Spotted Frog)
No abstract available.
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Patrick M. Kleeman
What Can Thalweg Profiles Tell Us? A Case Study from Redwood Creek, California What Can Thalweg Profiles Tell Us? A Case Study from Redwood Creek, California
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Mary Ann Madej
Bullfrogs-dinner guests we're sorry we invited. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Bullfrogs-dinner guests we're sorry we invited. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
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C. Schwalbe, P. Rosen
Extirpation and recolonization in a metapopulation of an endangered fish, the tidewater goby Extirpation and recolonization in a metapopulation of an endangered fish, the tidewater goby
The tidewater goby ( Eucyclogobius newberryi ), an endangered species in the United States, occurs in a series of isolated coastal wetlands in California. Using historical presence-absence data and our own surveys, we estimated annual rates of extirpation and recolonization for several populations of the goby in southern California. As predicted, large wetlands had lower rates of...
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K. D. Lafferty, C. C. Swift, R.F. Ambrose
Subcutaneous anchor attachment increases retention of radio transmitters on Xantus' and marbled murrelets Subcutaneous anchor attachment increases retention of radio transmitters on Xantus' and marbled murrelets
We modified a subcutaneous anchor attachment and achieved transmitter reten- tion times that exceeded those reported previously for other attachments used on alcids. Traditional suture and epoxy attachment methods were used on Xantus' Murrelets in 1995 and 1996, while the modified attachment was used for Xantus' Murrelets in 1996 and 1997 and Marbled Murrelets in 1997. Modifications...
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Scott H. Newman, John Y. Takekawa, Darrell L. Whitworth, Esther E. Burkett
How environmental stress affects the impacts of parasites How environmental stress affects the impacts of parasites
No abstract available.
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K. D. Lafferty, A. M. Kuris
Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise of California Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise of California
Several factors have combined with an upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) to produce declines on some population numbers of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the western USA. This study was designed to determine the seroepidemiology of URTD in a population of wild adult tortoises at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTNA) study site in Kern County (California, USA)...
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Mary B. Brown, Kristin H. Berry, Isabella M. Schumacher, Kenneth A. Nagy, Mary M. Christopher, Paul A. Klein
The evolution of trophic transmission The evolution of trophic transmission
Parasite increased trophic transmission (PITT) is one of the more fascinating tales of parasite evolution. The implications of this go beyond cocktail party anecdotes and science fiction plots as the phenomenon is pervasive and likely to be ecologically and evolutionarily important. Although the subject has already received substantial review, Kevin Lafferty here focuses on evolutionary...
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Kevin D. Lafferty