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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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A case history of a dynamic resource--the red fox

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population trends in midwestern North America since 1800 were examined. During 1801-1900, the red fox expanded its range south to include most of the region, but populations remained low in most areas. During 1901-30, it became scarce or absent in many northern areas but was common in southern areas. During 1931-45, populations in most of the region increased to high levels
Authors
A. B. Sargeant

Effects of soils and grazing on breeding birds of uncultivated upland grasslands of the Northern Great Plains

The principal use of uncultivated upland grasslands in the northern Great Plains is for livestock production. However, on lands set aside for wildlife or for scientific or recreational use, grazing by livestock may be used as a management measure to enhance populations of game species or to create conditions that increase the diversity of plant or animal species. To determine the effects of grazin
Authors
H.A. Kantrud, R.L. Kologiski

[Book review] Where the sky began: land of the tallgrass prairie, by John Madson

Review of: Where the sky began: land of the tallgrass prairie. John Madson. Houghton Mifflin, 1982. 321 pages.
Authors
C. A. Faanes

[Book review] Estimating the size of animal populations, by J. Gordon Blower, Laurence M. Cook and James A. Bishop

Review of: Estimating the Size of Animal Populations by J. Gordon Blower; Laurence M. Cook; James A. Bishop. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London, U.K. 1981. 128 pp. $16.95.
Authors
D. H. Johnson

[Book review] Population Systems: a General Introduction, by Alan A. Berryman

Review of: Population Systems: A General Introduction. By Alan A. Berryman. Plenum Press, New York, N.Y. and London, U.K. 1981. xv, 222pp. $16.95 (cloth).
Authors
D. H. Johnson

[Book review] The wooing of earth, by Rene Dubos

Review of: The wooing of Earth. René Jules Dubos. Scribner, 1980. University of Michigan. 183 pages. ISBN: 0684165015, 9780684165011.
Authors
D. H. Johnson

Organochlorine residues in eggs of Alaskan seabirds

No abstract available.
Authors
Harry M. Ohlendorf, James C. Bartonek, George J. Divoky, Erwin E. Klaas, Alexander J. Krynitsky

Avian use of Sheyenne Lake and associated habitats in central North Dakota

A study of avian use of various habitats was conducted in the Sheyenne Lake region of central North Dakota during April-June 1980. Population counts of birds were made in wetlands of various classes, prairie thickets, upland native prairie, shelterbelts, and cropland. About 22,000 breeding bird pairs including 92 species that nested occupied the area. Population means for most species were equal t
Authors
Craig A. Faanes

Establishment of seeded grasslands for wildlife habitat in the prairie pothole region

Techniques are described for establishment of seeded grasslands on cultivated soils to provide wildlife habitat within the glaciated prairie pothole region in the north-central United States. Management of grassland habitats on a sound ecological basis is an important wildlife management activity in the region. The primary purpose of the guidelines in this publication is to help managers establish
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert, Erling T. Jacobson, Kenneth F. Higgins, Erling B. Podoll