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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Surveys for desert torotises in the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Eastern Kern County, California Surveys for desert torotises in the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Eastern Kern County, California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
K. Keith, K. Berry, J. Weigand
Behavior, ecology, and detection surveys of mammalian carnivores in the Presidio Behavior, ecology, and detection surveys of mammalian carnivores in the Presidio
No abstract available at this time
Authors
E. E. Boydston
Post-Cedar Fire Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus) Monitoring Surveys at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, 2004. Final Report Post-Cedar Fire Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus) Monitoring Surveys at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, 2004. Final Report
No abstract available at this time
Authors
M.B. Mendelsohn, M. C. Madden-Smith, Robert N. Fisher
Fire Effects on the Point Reyes Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa phaea) Fire Effects on the Point Reyes Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa phaea)
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers, David Pratt, Jennifer L. Griffin
Southwestern willow flycatcher breeding site and territory summary - 2004 Southwestern willow flycatcher breeding site and territory summary - 2004
No abstract available at this time
Authors
S.L. Durst, M. K. Sogge, H.C. English, S. O Williams, B.E. Kus, S.J. Sferra
Bufo exsul (Myers, 1942): Black toad Bufo exsul (Myers, 1942): Black toad
No abstract available.
Authors
Gary M. Fellers
Rana draytonii Baird and Girard 1852, California Red-legged Frog Rana draytonii Baird and Girard 1852, California Red-legged Frog
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers
Rana boylii Baird 1854, Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Rana boylii Baird 1854, Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers
California giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz California giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers, Shawn R. Kuchta
Look what the cat dragged in: do parasites contribute to human cultural diversity? Look what the cat dragged in: do parasites contribute to human cultural diversity?
If human culture emerges from the modal personality of a population, can global variation in parasitism that affects personality lead to cultural diversity among nations? The answer could help explain why people seem to vary so much from one land to another. Thomas et al. (2005) review how parasites manipulate behaviour, including human behaviour. To quote them, “The rabies virus lives...
Authors
Kevin D. Lafferty
Are diseases increasing in the ocean? Are diseases increasing in the ocean?
Many factors (climate warming, pollution, harvesting, introduced species) can contribute to disease outbreaks in marine life. Concomitant increases in each of these makes it difficult to attribute recent changes in disease occurrence or severity to any one factor. For example, the increase in disease of Caribbean coral is postulated to be a result of climate change and introduction of...
Authors
Kevin D. Lafferty, James W. Porter, Susan E. Ford
VTM plots as evidence of historical change: Goldmine or landmine? VTM plots as evidence of historical change: Goldmine or landmine?
VTM (Vegetation Type Map) plots comprise a huge data set on vegetation composition for many parts of California collected mostly between 1929 and 1935. Historical changes in vegetation have been inferred by sampling these areas many decades later and evaluating the changes in plant dominance. VTM plots can not be precisely relocated, and it has been assumed that errors resulting from...
Authors
Jon E. Keeley