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USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below. Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Waterfowl communities in the northern plains: Chapter 13 Waterfowl communities in the northern plains: Chapter 13
Features that determine the composition of avian communities have received extensive and enthusiastic attention, both empirically and theoretically (e.g., Cody 1974; Strong et al. 1984; Wiens, 1989a,b). Interspecific competition for limited resources is one influence widely regarded as critical, but others include species-specific responses to environmental conditions, predation...
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Erosion and deposition at the riffle-pool scale in gravel-bed streams, Ozark Plateaus, Missouri and Arkansas, 1990-95 Erosion and deposition at the riffle-pool scale in gravel-bed streams, Ozark Plateaus, Missouri and Arkansas, 1990-95
No abstract available.
Authors
R.A. McKenney, R. B. Jacobson
Exposure of wild waterfowl to Mycoplasma anatis Exposure of wild waterfowl to Mycoplasma anatis
We developed an ELISA procedure to assess the presence of M. Anatis-specific serum antibody in ducks. Sera from exposed and unexposed Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) were used to standardize tile ELISA and to establish reference ranges to classify ELISA results as exposed or not exposed. We conducted serological surveys of female waterfowl in the central and eastern United States...
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M.D. Samuel, Diana R. Goldberg, C. B. Thomas, P. Sharp, J.R. Robb, Gary L. Krapu, B.N. Nersessian, K.P. Kenow, C. E. Korschgen, W.H. Chipley, M.J. Conroy
Effects of grazing and burning on densities and habitats of breeding ducks in North Dakota Effects of grazing and burning on densities and habitats of breeding ducks in North Dakota
Native grassland communities controlled by public agencies become increasingly important to the maintenance of many wildlife species as privately owned grasslands are destroyed or degraded for farming, mining, and development. In turn, wildlife on publicly owned grasslands are affected by the management techniques practiced by local managers. We studied the effects of grazing and...
Authors
Arnold D. Kruse, Bonnie S. Bowen
Western meadowlark impaled on barbed-wire fence Western meadowlark impaled on barbed-wire fence
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
L.D. Igl
Trophic analysis of ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) and white perch (Morone americana) in a Lake Superior Coastal food web, using stable isotope techniques Trophic analysis of ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) and white perch (Morone americana) in a Lake Superior Coastal food web, using stable isotope techniques
We examined the trophic roles of two nonindigenous species, ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) and white perch (Morone americana), in the food web of a western Lake Superior coastal wetland, using stable isotope techniques. The δ15N signature of ruffe was similar to published values for YOY yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and intermediate to those of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni), a...
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M.E. Sierszen, J.R. Keough, C.A. Hagley
Climate response among growth increments of fish and trees Climate response among growth increments of fish and trees
Significant correlations were found among the annual growth increments of stream fish, trees, and climate variables in the Ozark region of the United States. The variation in annual growth increments of rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) from the Jacks Fork River was significantly correlated over 22 years with the ring width of four tree species: white oak (Quercus alba), post oak...
Authors
Richard P. Guyette, Charles F. Rabeni
Spring-staging ecology of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese Spring-staging ecology of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese
A major part of the midcontinent greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) population stages for several weeks in spring in the Rainwater Basin Area (RBA) of south-central Nebraska where substantial mortality from disease occurs periodically. Effective management of this population requires better data on use of habitat, vulnerability to disease, and the role of staging areas in...
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Gary Krapu, Kenneth J. Reinecke, Dennis G. Jorde, S. Gay Simpson
Optimizing sampling effort for sampling warmwater stream fish communities Optimizing sampling effort for sampling warmwater stream fish communities
We measured the variation of some commonly used fish community attributes for two warmwater stream reaches during June–October 1992 and 1993. Habitat‐specific variation among samples, expressed as coefficients of variation (SD/mean) collected throughout the study ranged from 0.13 to 1.58 and were lower for community‐level attributes such as species richness (total number of species) and...
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J.T. Peterson, C.F. Rabeni
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1979 wetland classification: A review U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1979 wetland classification: A review
In 1979 the US Fish and Wildlife Service published and adopted a classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. The system was designed for use in a national inventory of wetlands. It was intended to be ecologically based, to furnish the mapping units needed for the inventory, and to provide national consistency in terminology and definition. We review the...
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L.M. Cowardin, F.C. Golet