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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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Distribution, habitat, and future of Harter's water snake, Nerodia harteri, in Texas

No abstract available.
Authors
N. J. Scott, T.C. Maxwell, O.W. Thornton, L.A. Fitzgerald, J.W. Flury

Trapping Boiga irregularis on Guam using bird odors

No abstract available.
Authors
T. H. Fritts, N. J. Scott, B.E. Smith

Recruitment failure in American avocets and black-necked stilts nesting at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1984-1985

We evaluated recruitment by American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) in 1984 and 1985 at the selenium-contaminated Kesterson Reservoir and at a nearby reference site, the Volta Wildlife Area, both in western Merced County, California. Nests were monitored to determine their outcomes, including hatching success, and broods were censused three times p
Authors
M.L. Williams, R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf

Our enigmatic leopard frogs

No abstract available.
Authors
N. J. Scott, R.D. Jennings

Contaminants in foods of aquatic birds at Kesterson Reservoir, California, 1985

Plants, aquatic insects, and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) were collected from Kesterson Reservoir, Merced County, California, and a nearby reference site (Volta Wildlife Area) to compare concentrations of three contaminants found in 1985 with those reported in 1983 and 1984. Mean selenium concentrations in food-chain organisms from sites at Kesterson in 1985 ranged from 26.0 μg/g (dry wt) in wa
Authors
R. L. Hothem, H. M. Ohlendorf

Why monitor park health?

No abstract available.
Authors
G.E. Davis, W. L. Halvorson

An 'HMO' for Channel Islands National Park

No abstract available.
Authors
G.E. Davis, W. L. Halvorson