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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Herpetofaunal surveys of the Fall River Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service, southwestern South Dakota, and Badlands National Park
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian E. Smith, Dawn M. Browning, Emily N. Taylor, R.S. Ferguson, K. Yturralde
Waterfowl in the prairie pothole region
The prairie pothole region of the northern Great Plains is one of the most important areas for duck reproduction in North America. The region produces, on average, 50% of the primary species of game ducks on the continent (Smith 1995), yet accounts for only 10% of the waterfowl breeding habitat in North America (Smith et al. 1964). Twelve of the 34 species of North American ducks are common breede
Authors
Jane E. Austin
Presence and viability of a cladoceran egg bank as an indicator of wetland condition in the prairie pothole region
No abstract available.
Authors
N.H. Euliss, R. L. Jarvis, D.M. Mushet
Anurans as indicators of wetland condition in the North Dakota prairie pothole region
No abstract available.
Authors
D.G. Bowers, D.E. Anderson, N.H. Euliss
Maintaining the quality of park resources and visitor experiences: A handbook for managers
No abstract available.
Authors
Dorothy H. Anderson, David W. Lime, Theresa L. Wang
Interpreting evidence of depredation of duck nests in the prairie pothole region
No abstract available.
Authors
A. B. Sargeant, M.A. Sovada, R. J. Greenwood
Population trends for common prairie pothole carnivores
Since settlement of the prairie pothole region of the northern Great Plains by Europeans in the late 1800’s, carnivore populations have changed considerably—mostly due to habitat alteration and humaninflicted mortality. At least 19 species of carnivorous mammals once occurred in the prairie pothole region (Jones et al. 1983). Presently, only eight are common throughout the region—coyote, red fox,
Authors
Raymond J. Greenwood, Marsha A. Sovada
Wetland birds in the northern Great Plains
When the Wisconsin glacier retreated about 10,000 years ago, it left innumerable depressions scattered throughout the northern Great Plains. These depressional wetlands, called prairie potholes, contain water for various lengths of time in most years (Kantrud et al. 1989). Their size, permanence, hydrology, water chemistry, plant associations, and invertebrate communities vary widely among wetland
Authors
Lawrence D. Igl, Douglas H. Johnson
Amphibians of the northern Great Plains
No cry of alarm has been sounded over the fate of amphibian populations in the northern grasslands of North America, yet huge percentages of prairie wetland habitat have been lost, and the destruction continues. Scarcely 30% of the original mixedgrass prairie remains in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota (See Table 1 in this chapter). If amphibian populations haven’t declined, why haven’t th
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Ned H. Euliss, Michael J. Lannoo, David M. Mushet
Anurans as indicators of wetland condition in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: an environmental monitoring and assessment program pilot project
No abstract available.
Authors
D.D. Bowers, D. E. Andersen, N.H. Euliss
Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
No abstract available.
Authors
J. E. Austin, Christine M. Custer, A. D. Afton