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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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Atlas of Rhode Island Salt Marshes Atlas of Rhode Island Salt Marshes

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Authors
W. L. Halvorson, W.E. Gardiner

Capturing and marking howler monkeys for field behavioral studies Capturing and marking howler monkeys for field behavioral studies

Methods for capturing and marking howler monkeys for ecological studies are discussed. Systems for capturing and handling animals are compared. A dart with liquid Sernylan for capture and Sernylan or Ketamine as a holding drug was preferred to darts using powdered succinylcholine chloride (SCC) and ether. The effectiveness of both Sernylan and SCC is compared and dosages are given for...
Authors
N.J. Scott, A.F. Scott, L.A. Malmgren

The impact of off-road vehicles on a desert ecosystem The impact of off-road vehicles on a desert ecosystem

The effects of operating a 4-wheel drive truck in a 9-ha area of the Mojave Desert were evaluated. A truck was driven over the same 0.9-km track 21 times between November 1973 and May 1974. The vehicle was also driven randomly around the area (1.3 to 3.4 km) 17 times between December 1973 and May 1974.
Authors
A.T. Vollmer, B.G. Maza, P.A. Medica, F.B. Turner, S.A. Bamberg
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