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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Human disturbance at water sources of desert bighorn sheep
No abstract available at this time
Authors
David M. Leslie, C. L. Douglas
Studies of bighorn-burro interaction in Death Valley: progress toward the objectives
No abstract available at this time
Authors
C. L. Douglas
Drinking and construction of water catchments by the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in the Mojave Desert
No abstract available.
Authors
P.A. Medica, R.B. Bury, R. Luckenbach
Wilderness permit compliance and validity
In Yosemite National Park, 92 percent of the parties using back country areas had permits. Parties without permits were smaller in size and stayed for shorter periods of time. For all parties with permits, 62 percent made changes to their trips. Parties changing their trips in both time and space accounted for 27 percent of the total, while 14 percent made temporal changes only, and 21 percent mad
Authors
J. W. van Wagtendonk, J.M. Benedict
Travel time variation on backcountry trails
Numerous interrelated factors influence the travel times of hikers and riders on backcountry trails. This study sought to quantify those factors which were thought to be most important in affecting trail speeds. The travel times of 897 backpacking parties, 634 day hiking parties, and 111 riding parties were obtained from gentle (0.75%), moderate (5.0%), and steep (12.5%) trail segments one mile in
Authors
J. W. van Wagtendonk, J.M. Benedict
Locality records of Rhinocheilus lecontei in the United States and Mexico
No abstract available.
Authors
P.A. Medica
Ecological survey of the night monkey, Aotus trivirgatus, in Formosa Province, Argentina
No abstract available.
Authors
G. B. Rathbun, M. Gache
Foods of breeding tricolored blackbirds in agricultural areas of Merced County, California
No abstract available.
Authors
J. P. Skorupa, R. L. Hothem, R. W. DeHaven
Human disturbance at water sources of desert bighorn sheep
No abstract available.
Authors
D.M. Leslie, C. L. Douglas
Visitor use patterns in Yosemite National Park
After several years of dramatic increases, visitor use in Yosemite National Park has leveled off to an average of 2.4 million visits per year. Coincident with this decline in the growth rate, there have been some changes in visitation trends and patterns. Data collected in the park show that the average length of stay has decreased to less than 32 hours and that the average number of visitors per
Authors
J. W. van Wagtendonk
The adaptive significance of flocking among wintering shorebirds
No abstract available at this time
Authors
B.E. Kus