Publications
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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Nesting ecology of red-tailed hawks and great horned owls in central North Dakota and their interactions with other large raptors Nesting ecology of red-tailed hawks and great horned owls in central North Dakota and their interactions with other large raptors
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D.S. Gilmer, P.M. Konrad, R. E. Stewart
Ferruginous hawk populations and habitat use in North Dakota Ferruginous hawk populations and habitat use in North Dakota
Ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis) were studied in central North Dakota on a 1,259-km2 intensive study block and on a surrounding study area (16,519 km2) from 1977 to 1979. A total of 629 occupied nests was examined. Highest nest densities (0.08 nest/km2) were in the Missouri Coteau in 1979. Few nests were found on the more intensively cultivated Drift Plain. We estimated the breeding...
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David S. Gilmer, Robert E. Stewart
Canvasback introduction in west-central Minnesota Canvasback introduction in west-central Minnesota
Abstract has not been submitted
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Harold A. Doty
The effect of variable spring water conditions on mallard reproduction The effect of variable spring water conditions on mallard reproduction
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) breeding densities in the prairie pothole habitat of eastern North Dakota during 1961-1980 varied from 2.28 birds/km2 in 1977 to 9.47 birds/km2 in 1963 and were correlated with pond abundance (r = 0.543, P 0.05). The number of basins used by pairs declined with drought, as did home-range size. Nesting activity also varied with the number of ponds holding...
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Gary L. Krapu, Albert T. Klett, Dennis G. Jorde
Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands
The grassland region of the northern Great Plains was divided into six broad subregions by application of an avian indicator species analysis to data obtained from 582 sample plots censused during the breeding season. Common, ubiquitous species and rare species had little classificatory value and were eliminated from the data set used to derive the avian associations. Initial statistical...
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H.A. Kantrud, R.L. Kologiski
Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota
No abstract available.
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C. A. Faanes
The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region
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C. A. Faanes
Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails Foraging dives by post-breeding northern pintails
Dabbling ducks (Anatini), including Northern Pintails (Anas acuta), typically feed by “tipping-up” (Bellrose, Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1976) in shallow water. Pintails are not as adapted for diving as members of Aythyini or Oxyurini (Catlett and Johnston, Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 47A:925-931, 1974); however, incidents of foraging...
Authors
Michael R. Miller
Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River
Fall and winter distribution patterns of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) staging on the upper Mississippi River near LaCrosse, Wisconsin (navigational Pools 7 and 8) and Keokuk, Iowa (Pool 19) were studied during 1973-77. Sightings and recoveries obtained from 1,488 color-marked males during 1973-75 and 3,789 banded males and females during 1973-77 suggested 2 principal migration...
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J.R. Serie, D.L. Trauger, D.E. Sharp
Water storage capacity of natural wetland depressions in the Devils Lake basin of North Dakota Water storage capacity of natural wetland depressions in the Devils Lake basin of North Dakota
Photogrammetric mapping techniques were used to derive the water storage capacities of natural wetland depressions other than lakes in the Devils Lake Basin of North Dakota. Results from sample quarter-section areas were expanded to the entire basin. Depressions in the Devils Lake Basin have a maximum storage capacity of nearly 811,000 cubic dekameters (657,000 acre-feet). The...
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A.P. Ludden, D.L. Frink, Douglas H. Johnson
Preliminary report on exclusion fencing used in combination with lethal control for managing upland waterfowl nesting habitat Preliminary report on exclusion fencing used in combination with lethal control for managing upland waterfowl nesting habitat
No abstract available.
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R. J. Greenwood, P.M. Arnold, B.G. McGuire
Environmental factors that influence prescribed burning in the Northern Plains Environmental factors that influence prescribed burning in the Northern Plains
Several environmental conditions were recorded and analyzed for 192 prescribed burns in the Northern Great Plains. The purpose of these burns was to improve wildlife habitat and manipulate native prairie vegetation. All of the fires occurred in grassland and shrubsteppe vegetation types. Fuels were predominantly grasses and forbs intermixed with patches of shrubs. Nearly all of the fuels...
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A.D. Kruse, K.F. Higgins, J.L. Piehl