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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Saguaros Under Siege: Invasive Species and Fire Saguaros Under Siege: Invasive Species and Fire
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Authors
T. C. Esque, C.R. Schwalbe, D.F. Haines, W. L. Halvorson
Reproductive success of the Black-crowned Night Heron at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, 1990-2002 Reproductive success of the Black-crowned Night Heron at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, 1990-2002
Nesting chronology, habitat use, subcolony use, and hatchability were documented for the Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) nesting at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California during 1990-2002. Reproductive success was estimated using the Mayfield method and compared among years. Totals of monitored nests per year ranged from 68 in 2001 to 341 in 1996, with a trend...
Authors
Roger L. Hothem, Daphne Hatch
Habitat selection by female northern pintails wintering in the Grassland Ecological Area, California Habitat selection by female northern pintails wintering in the Grassland Ecological Area, California
To determine relative importance of habitats available in the Grassland Ecological Area (GEA) to wintering female northern pintails, Anas acuta, we studied habitat use relative to availability (i.e., habitat selection) in the GEA during September through March, 1991-94 for 196 Hatch-Year (HY) and 221 After-Hatch-Year (AHY) female pintails that were radio tagged during August-early...
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Joseph P. Fleskes, David S. Gilmer, Robert L. Jarvis
Pilgrim Creek restoration project: bird community and vegetation structure. 2003 Annual Report Pilgrim Creek restoration project: bird community and vegetation structure. 2003 Annual Report
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Authors
B.E. Kus, B. Peterson, M. Wellik
Ecology of common ravens at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California: Annual progress report covering research conducted between December 9, 2002 and December 13, 2003, United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources D Ecology of common ravens at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California: Annual progress report covering research conducted between December 9, 2002 and December 13, 2003, United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources D
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Authors
H.D. Chamblin, W.I. Boarman
Research and application highlight: Effectiveness of postfire seeding to reduce cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growth and reproduction in recently burned sagebrush steppe Research and application highlight: Effectiveness of postfire seeding to reduce cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growth and reproduction in recently burned sagebrush steppe
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Authors
M.L. Brooks
Results of 2004 monitoring for giant garter snakes (Thamnophis gigas) for the bank protection project on the left bank of the Colusa Basin Drainage Canal in Reclamation District 108, Sacramento River bank protection project, phase II Results of 2004 monitoring for giant garter snakes (Thamnophis gigas) for the bank protection project on the left bank of the Colusa Basin Drainage Canal in Reclamation District 108, Sacramento River bank protection project, phase II
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Authors
G.D. Wylie
The role of fire, rodents and ants in changing plant communities in the Mojave Desert The role of fire, rodents and ants in changing plant communities in the Mojave Desert
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Authors
T. C. Esque
Distribution and abundance of the southwestern willow flycatcher at selected southern California sites in 2001 Distribution and abundance of the southwestern willow flycatcher at selected southern California sites in 2001
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Authors
J. Rourke, B. Kus, M. Whitfield
Inventory of Terrestrial Vertebrates at John Muir National Historic Site and Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Inventory of Terrestrial Vertebrates at John Muir National Historic Site and Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
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Authors
Gary M. Fellers, Leslie Wood, Greg Guscio, David Pratt
Sierra Nevada bioregion Sierra Nevada bioregion
This chapter addresses the immediately south of the Cascades in the Sierra Nevada bioregion, extending nearly half the length of the state of California. This bioregion is one of the most striking features of the state of California, extending from the southern Cascade Mountains in the north to the Tehachapi Mountains and Mojave Desert 700 km to the south. Moreover, the fire responses of...
Authors
J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman