Publications
This list of publications includes peer-review journal articles, official USGS publications series, reports and more authored by scientists in the Ecosystems Mission Area. A database of all USGS publications, with advanced search features, can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Role of the wolf in a deer decline in the Superior National Forest
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) declined in the Superior National Forest of Minnesota between 1968 and 1974. In a 3,000 sq km area of the poorest habitat, deer were decimated. Contributing factors were severe winters, deteriorating habitat, and wolves. Wolves killed older deer, but insufficient fawns were available to replace them.
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L. D. Mech, P.D. Karns
Field List of the Birds of Maryland. Second Edition
No abstract available.
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C.S. Robbins, D. Bystrak
The natural history of Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
No abstract available.
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R. B. Clapp, E. Kridler, R.R. Fleet
The natural history of Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
No abstract available.
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R. B. Clapp, E. Kridler
Newsletter for the Accelerated Research Program for migratory shore and upland game birds
No abstract available.
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R.A. Coon
Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds
No abstract available.
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J.F. Denton, W.W. Baker, L.B. Davenport, M.N. Hopkins, C.S. Robbins
Scent-marking in lone wolves and newly-formed pairs
No abstract available.
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R. Rothman, L. D. Mech
The current status of woodcock and woodcock surveys in the United States
A comparison of American woodcock (Philohela minor) wing collection survey data for 1975-76 and 1976-77 showed that there was little change in the indices to breeding success and hunter success between years in the Atlantic and Central regions. The 1977 breeding population index was up 15.2 percent from 1976 in the Central region and static in the Atlantic region. There is a long-term decline in t
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J. Tautin
Research needs on effects of environmental chemicals on wildlife populations
No abstract available.
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L. F. Stickel