USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401
Phone: (701) 253-5500 Fax: (701) 253-5553
Email: npwrc@usgs.gov
2009
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Vulnerability of Rehabilitated Agricultural Production Systems to Invasion by Nontarget Plant Species, Sara G. Baer, David M. Engle, Johannes M. H. Knops, Kenneth A. Langeland, Bruce D. Maxwell, Fabian D. Menalled, and Amy J. Symstad
Wolf Use of Summer Territory in Northeastern Minnesota, Dominic J. Demma and L. David Mech
Feeding Ecology of Arctic-Nesting Sandpipers During Spring Migration Through the Prairie Pothole Region, Jan Eldridge, Gary Krapu, and Douglas Johnson
Body Size and Predatory Performance in Wolves: Is Bigger Better?, Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, L. David Mech, and Lynn E. Eberly
Chapter 2: Long-Term Research on Wolves in the Superior National Forest, L. David Mech
Role of Invasive Melilotus officinalis in Two Native Plant Communities, Laura C. Van Riper and Diane L. Larson
2008
Using Plasma-Lipid Metabolites to Index Changes in Lipid Reserves of Free-Living Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), Michael Anteau and Alan Afton
Diets of Lesser Scaup during Spring Migration throughout the Upper-Midwest are Consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis, Michael J. Anteau and Alan Afton
Amphiod Densities and Indices of Wetland Quality Across the Upper-Midwest, USA, Michael J. Anteau and Alan D. Afton
Elk Calf Survival and Mortality Following Wolf Restoration to Yellowstone National Park, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetland Conservation Practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with an Emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs, Robert A. Gleason, Murray K. Laubhan, Brian A. Tangen, and Kevin E. Kermes
A Two-Part Measure of Degree of Invasion for Cross-Community Comparisons, Qinfeng Guo and Amy Symstad
Effectiveness of Lethal, Directed Wolf-Depredation Control in Minnesota, Elizabeth Harper, William J. Paul, L. David Mech, and Sanford Weisberg
Soil Modification by Invasive Plants: Effects on Native and Invasive Species of Mixed-Grass Prairies, Nicholas R. Jordan, Diane L. Larson, and Sheri C. Huerd
Long-Term Dynamics of Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) and its Biocontrol Agent, Flea Beetles in the Genus Aphthona, Diane L. Larson, James B. Grace, and Jennifer L. Larson
Crying Wolf: Concluding that Wolves were not Restored, L. David Mech
Restoration of Mangrove Plantations and Colonisation by Native Species in Leizhou Bay, South China, Hai Ren, Shuguang Jian, Hongfang Lu, Qianmei Zhang, Weijun Shen, Weidong Han, Zuoyun Yin, and Qinfeng Guo
Comparing Local vs. Global Visible and Near-Infrared (VisNIR) Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) Calibrations for the Prediction of Soil Clay, Organic C and Inorganic C, Joel B. Sankey, David J. Brown, Melisa L. Bernard, and Rick L. Lawrence
Impact of West Nile Virus and Other Mortality Factors on American White Pelicans at Breeding Colonies in the Northern Plains of North America, Marsha A. Sovada, Pamela J. Pietz, Kathryn A. Converse, D. Tommy King, Erik K. Hofmeister, Paulette Scherr, and Hon S. Ip
2007
Effects of Habitat Management Treatments on Plant Community Composition and Biomass in a Montane Wetland, Jane E. Austin, Janet R. Keough, and William H. Pyle
Sandhill Crane Abundance and Nesting Ecology at Grays Lake, Idaho, Jane Austin, Adonia Henry, and I. Joseph Hall
Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Values in Elk Neonates, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, Craig R. Johnson, Michael P. Murtaugh, L. David Mech, and P. J. White
Survey of Selected Pathogens and Blood Parameters of Northern Yellowstone Elk: Wolf Sanitation Effect Implications, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer, P. J. White, and L. David Mech
Defining Space Use and Movements of Canada Lynx with Global Positioning System Telemetry, Christopher Burdett, Ron Moen, Gerald J. Niemi, and L. David Mech
Testing Global Positioning System Telemetry to Study Wolf Predation on Deer Fawns, Dominic Demma, Shannon Barber-Meyer, and L. David Mech
Protocol for Investigating Displacement Effects of Wind Facilities on Grassland Songbirds, Wallace Erickson, Dale Strickland, Jill A. Shaffer, and Douglas H. Johnson
Estimating Water Storage Capacity of Existing and Potentially Restorable Wetland Depressions in a Subbasin of the Red River of the North, Robert A. Gleason; Brian A. Tangen; Murray K. Laubhan; Kevin E. Kermes; and Ned H. Euliss, Jr.
Influence of Wind Generators on Grassland-Breeding Birds, Douglas H. Johnson and Jill A. Shaffer
Review of Waterfowl Ecology and Management by Guy A. Baldassarre and Eric G. Bolen, Gary Krapu
Short-term Disruption of a Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) Biocontrol Program Following Herbicide Application, Diane L. Larson, James B. Grace, Paul A. Rabie, and Paula Andersen
A Proposed Ethogram of Large-Carnivore Predatory Behavior, Exemplified by the Wolf, Daniel MacNulty, L. David Mech, and Douglas Smith
Femur-Marrow Fat of White-Tailed Deer Fawns Killed by Wolves, L. David Mech
2006
Conspecific Attraction in a Grassland Bird, the Baird’s Sparrow, Marissa A. Ahlering, Douglas H. Johnson, and John Faaborg
Are trans-Pacific invasions the new wave?, Ragan M. Callaway, Shi Li Miao, and Qinfeng Guo
Factors Influencing Soil Invertebrate Communities in Riparian Grasslands of the Central Platte River Floodplain, Craig A. Davis, Jane E. Austin, and Deborah A. Buhl
Factors Influencing Soil Invertebrate Communities in Riparian Grasslands of the Central Platte River Floodplain, Craig A. Davis, Jane E. Austin, and Deborah A. Buhl
North American Prairie Wetlands are Important Nonforested Land-Based Carbon Storage Sites, Ned H. Euliss Jr., R.A. Gleason, A. Olness, R.L. McDougal, H.R. Murkin, R.D. Robarts, R.A. Bourbonniere, and B.G. Warner
Survival of Adult Female Elk in Yellowstone Following Wolf Restoration, Shaney Evans, L. David Mech, P. J. White, and Glen A. Sergeant
Intercontinental biotic invasions: what can we learn from native populations and habitats?, Qinfeng Guo
Distributions of Exotic Plants in Eastern Asia and North America, Qinfeng Guo, Hong Qian, Robert E. Ricklefs, and Weimin Xi
Community Maturity, Species Saturation and the Variant Diversity–Productivity Relationships in Grasslands, Qinfeng Guo, Terry Shaffer, and Thomas Buhl
The Many Faces of Replication, Douglas Johnson
Evidence of a Decline in Fat Storage by Midcontinental Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska During Spring: A Preliminary Assessment, Gary Krapu, David Brandt, Deborah Buhl, and Gary Lingle
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-Nesting Sandpipers During Spring in Mid-Continental North America, Gary Krapu, Jan Eldridge, Cherri Grato-Trevor, and Deborah Buhl
Mallard Brood Movements, Wetland Use, and Duckling Survival During and Following a Prairie Drought, Gary Krapu; Pamela Pietz; David Brandt; and Robert Cox, Jr.
Insect Visitation and Pollen Deposition in an Invaded Prairie Plant Community, Diane L. Larson, Ronald A. Royer, and Margaret R. Royer
A Preliminary Biological Assessment of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, North Dakota, Murray K. Laubhan; Robert A. Gleason; Gregory A. Knutsen; Rachel A. Laubhan; and N. H. Euliss, Jr.
Age-Related Body Mass and Reproductive Measurements of Gray Wolves in Minnesota, L. David Mech
Estimated Age Structure of Wolves in Northeastern Minnesota, L. David Mech
Prediction Failure of a Wolf Landscape Model, L. David Mech
A 3-Decade Dearth of Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a Wolf (Canis lupus)–Dominated Ecosystem, Michael Nelson and L. David Mech
2005
Patterns of Habitat Use by Whooping Cranes During Migration: Summary from 1977-1999 Site Evaluation Data, Jane Austin and Amy Richert
Potential of Restored Prairie Wetlands in the Glaciated North American Prairie to Sequester Atmospheric Carbon, Robert A. Gleason; Ned H. Euliss, Jr.; Rhonda L. McDougal; Kevin E. Kermes; Edward N. Steadman; and John A. Harju
First Record of Graphoderus Liberus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in North Dakota, Bruce A. Hanson; Ned H. Euliss, Jr.; and David M. Mushet
Causes of wolf depredation increase in Minnesota from 1979-1998, Elizabeth K. Harper, William J. Paul, and L. David Mech
The Quintessential Companion for North American Birders, Lawrence D. Igl
A Retrospective Perspective: Evaluating Population Changes by Repeating Historic Bird Surveys, Lawrence D. Igl and Douglas H. Johnson
A Fresh Look at the Taxonomy of Midcontinental Sandhill Cranes, Douglas Johnson, Jane Austin, and Jill Shaffer
Population Genetic Structure in Migratory Sandhill Cranes and the Role of Pleistocene Glaciations, Kenneth Jones, Gary Krapu, David Brandt, and Mary Ashley
Plains Harvest Mouse in North Dakota, Robert W. Seabloom and Terry L. Shaffer
Does Choice of Estimators Influence Conclusions from True Metabolizable Energy Feeding Trials?, Mark H. Sherfy, Roy L. Kirkpatrick, and Kenneth E. Webb Jr.
2004
Nutrient Reserves of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) During Spring Migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A Test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis, Michael Anteau and Alan Afton
Nutritional Condition of Northern Yellowstone Elk, Rachel Cook, John G. Cook, and L. David Mech
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: American Bittern, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Amy L. Zimmerman, and Betty R. Euliss
Transmission of Neospora caninum Between Wild and Domestic Animals, L. F. P. Gondim, M. M. McAllister, N. E. Mateus-Pinilla, W. C. Pitt, L. D. Mech, and M. E. Nelson
Guidelines for Managing Lesser Prairie-Chicken Populations and Their Habitats, Christian A. Hagen, Brent E. Jamison, Kenneth M. Giesen, and Terry Z. Riley
What Hypothesis Tests are Not: a Response to Colegrave and Ruxton, Douglas H. Johnson
Less Waste Corn, More Land in Soybeans, and the Switch to Genetically Modified Crops: Trends with Important Implications for Wildlife Management, Gary L. Krapu; David A. Brandt; and Robert R. Cox, Jr.
Does Presence of Permanent Fresh Water Affect Recruitment in Prairie-Nesting Dabbling Ducks?, Gary Krapu; Pamela Pietz; David Brandt; and Robert Cox, Jr.
Patterns of Variation in Clutch Sizes in a Guild of Temperate-Nesting Dabbling Ducks, Gary Krapu, Ronald Reynolds, Glen Sargeant, and Randy Renner
Temporal Dynamics of Leafy sSpurge (Euphorbia esula) and Two Species of Flea Beetles (Aphthona spp.) Used as Biological Control Agents, Diane L. Larson and James B. Grace
Is Climate Change Affecting Wolf Populations in the High Artic?, L. David Mech
The Flora of the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, David M. Mushet; Ned H. Euliss, Jr.; Stephen P. Lane; and Christopher M. Goldade
Tracking of White-Tailed Deer Migration by Global Positioning System, Michael Nelson, L. David Mech, and Paul F. Frame
Analyis of Predator Movement in Prairie Landscapes with Contrasting Grassland Composition, Michael L. Phillips, William R. Clark, Sarah M. Nusser, Marsha A. Sovada, and Raymond J. Greenwood
Brown-headed Cowbirds in Grasslands: Their Habitats, Hosts, and Response to Management, Jill Shaffer, Christopher Goldade, Meghan Dinkins, Douglas Johnson, Lawrence Igl, and Betty Euliss
2003
Differences in Distribution of Modified Basins and Ducks Relative to Roadside Transects, Jane E. Austin, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, H. Thomas Sklebar, and T. K. Buhl
American Avocet Nesting on Constructed Islands in North Dakota, Ann L. Dahl, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Kathy L. Baer, Terry L. Shaffer, Michael A. Johnson, and Ronald E. Reynolds
Effects of Ungulates and Prairie Dogs on Seed Banks and Vegetation in a North American Mixed-Grass Prairie, Jace T. Fahnestock, Diane L. Larson, Glenn E. Plumb, and James K. Detling
New Nesting Dates for Some Breeding Birds in North Dakota, Lawrence D. Igl and Harold A. Kantrud
Pheasants of the World . . . Again, Brent E. Jamison
Native Weeds and Exotic Plants: Relationships to Disturbance in Mixed-Grass Prairie, Diane L. Larson
Genetic Variation in the Midcontinental Population of Sandhill Cranes, Grus Canadensis, Jessica Petersen, Richard Bischof, Gary L. Krapu, and Allen L. Szalanski
Genetic Variation in the Midcontinental Population of Sandhill Cranes, Grus Canadensis, Jessica L. Petersen, Richard Bischof, Gary L. Krapu, and Allen L. Szalanski
Brown-headed Cowbirds in Grasslands: Their Habitats, Hosts, and Response to Management, Jill A. Shaffer, Christopher M. Goldade, Meghan F. Dinkins, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, and Betty R. Euliss
Historical and Recent Records and First Nest Records of Henslow's Sparrow in North Dakota, Jill A. Shaffer, Lawrence D. Igl, and Frédérick Vanhove
Guidelines for Finding Nests of Passerine Birds in Tallgrass Prairie, Maiken Winter, Shawn E. Hawks, Jill A. Shaffer, and Douglas H. Johnson
Nest Parasitism on Constructed Islands in Northwestern North Dakota, Amy L. Zimmerman, Marsha A. Sovada, Tim K. Kessler, and Robert K. Murphy
2002
Responses of Dabbling Ducks to Wetland Conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region, Jane Austin
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: McCown’s Longspur, Jill A. Dechant,
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Vesper Sparrow, Jill A. Dechant, Meghan F. Dinkins, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Upland Sandpiper, Jill A. Dechant, Meghan F. Dinkins, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Barry D. Parkin, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Ferruginous Hawk, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Amy L. Zimmerman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Baird’s Sparrow, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Chestnut-Collared Longspur, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Clay-Colored Sparrow, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Grasshopper Sparrow, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Mountain Plover, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Northern Harrier, Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, and Betty R. Euliss