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Waterfowl
Are Mallards Declining in North America?
Assessing Breeding Populations of Ducks by Ground Counts
An Assessment of Predator Barriers and Predator Control to Enhance Duck Nest Success on Peninsulas
Assessment of a Mallard Model in Minnesota's Prairie Coteau
Bird Use and Nesting in Conventional, Minimum-tillage, and Organic Cropland
Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife
Canvasback Mortality from Illegal Hunting on the Upper Mississippi River
Collecting and Analyzing Data from Duck Nesting Studies
Conservation Reserve Program: Benefit for Grassland Birds in the Northern Plains
Contributions of the Conservation Reserve Program to Populations of Breeding Birds in North Dakota
Declines of Greater and Lesser Scaup Populations: Issues, Hypotheses, and Research Directions
Determinants of Mallard and Gadwall Nesting on Constructed Islands in North Dakota
Do Mini-refuges Supply Wintering Northern Pintails with Important Diurnal Roost Sites? Response to Rave
Does Presence of Permanent Fresh Water Affect Recruitment in Prairie-Nesting Dabbling Ducks?
Duck Nest Success on Conservation Reserve Program Land in the Prairie Pothole Region
Duck Populations as Indicators of Landscape Condition in the Prairie Pothole Region
Ecology and Management of Islands, Peninsulas and Structures for Nesting Waterfowl
Effects of Food Supplementation on Depredation of Duck Nests in Upland Habitat
Effects of Grazing and Burning on Densities and Habitats of Breeding Ducks in North Dakota
Effects of Harness Transmitters on Behavior and Reproduction of Wild Mallards
Effects of Roadside Transect Width on Waterfowl and Wetland Estimates
Effects of a Legal Drain Clean-out on Wetlands and Waterbirds: a Recent Case History
Environmental Characteristics Associated with the Occurrence of Avian Botulism in Wetlands of a Northern California Refuge
Estimating Nest Success: When Mayfield Wins
Evaluation of a Mallard Productivity Model
Evaluations of Duck Habitat and Estimation of Duck Population Sizes with a Remote-Sensing-Based System
Factors Limiting Mallard Brood Survival in Prairie Pothole Landscapes
Forecasting Production of Arctic Nesting Geese by Monitoring Snow Cover with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Data
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
Giant Canada Goose Flocks in the United States
Habitat Management for Migrating and Wintering Canada Geese: A Moist-Soil Alternative
Home Made Nest Sites for Mallards
Homemade Nest Boxes for Cavity-nesting Ducks
Homemade Nest Sites for Giant Canada Geese
How Much Habitat Management is Needed to Meet Mallard Production Objectives?
Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program on Duck Recruitment in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region
Influences of Waterfowl Management on Nongame Birds: The North Dakota Experience
Interpreting Evidence of Depredation of Duck Nests in the Prairie Pothole Region
Inventory of Wintering Geese with a Multispectral Scanner
Locating and Managing Peninsulas for Nesting Ducks
Locating, Constructing, and Managing Islands for Nesting Waterfowl
Logistic-Exposure Analyses of Nest Survival
Mallard Brood Survival in Prairie Pothole Landscapes
Mallard Duckling Growth and Survival in Relation to Aquatic Invertebrates
Mallard Use of Nesting Islands Depends on Surrounding Upland Cover
Management of Agricultural Landscapes for the Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds
A Model of the Productivity of the Northern Pintail
Modified Transmitter Attachment Method for Adult Ducks
Nest Structures for Ducks and Geese
Patterns of Variation in Clutch Sizes in a Guild of Temperate-Nesting Dabbling Ducks
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Predation on Waterfowl in Arctic Tundra and Prairie Breeding Areas: A Review
Response of Nesting Ducks to Predator Exclosures and Water Conditions During Drought
A Retrospective Perspective: Evaluating Population Changes by Repeating Historic Bird Surveys
Seasonal Predator Removal Relative to Hatch Rate of Duck Nests in Waterfowl Production Areas
Selected Chapters From Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl
A Simple Field Candler for Waterfowl Eggs
Spring-staging Ecology of Waterfowl in Nebraska Then Versus Now
Survival of Postfledging Mallards in Northcentral Minnesota
Symposium: Managing Predation to Increase Production of Wetland Birds
Techniques for Studying Nest Success of Ducks in Upland Habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region
U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture Implementation Plan Update
Using Landscape Information Approaches to Increase Duck Recruitment in the Prairie Pothole Region
Variability in Nest Survival Rates and Implications to Nesting Studies
Waterfowl Production on the Woodworth Station in South-central North Dakota, 1965-1981
Waterfowl Responses to the Conservation Reserve Program in the Northern Great Plains
Wetlands of the United States - Their Extent and Their Value to Waterfowl and Other Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Management on the Northern Prairie Landscape
Wood Duck (
Aix sponsa
)
Non-waterfowl Birds
Attracting Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesting Songbirds in North Dakota
Avian Use of Forest Habitats in the Pembina Hills of Northeastern North Dakota
Backyard Bird Feeding in North Dakota
Bird Use and Nesting in Conventional, Minimum-tillage, and Organic Cropland
Birds as Indicators of Riparian Vegetation Condition in the Western U.S.
Build a Birdhouse
Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife
The Conservation Reserve Program Good For Birds of Many Feathers
The Conservation Reserve Program and Grassland Birds
Contributions of the Conservation Reserve Program to Populations of Breeding Birds in North Dakota
Controlling Blackbird Damage to Sunflower and Grain Crops in the Northern Great Plains
Eastern Bluebird (
Sialia sialis
)
Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams
Effects of Fire on Bird Populations in Mixed-grass Prairie
Effects of Grazing on Nesting by Upland Sandpipers in Southcentral North Dakota
Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds
Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds
Establishing a Nest Box Program for American Kestrels Along an Interstate Highway
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1998
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1999
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2000
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2001
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-nesting Sandpipers during Spring in Mid-continental North America
Forest and Rangeland Birds of the United States
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
Grassland Bird Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields in the Great Plains
Habitat Distribution and Territoriality in the Dickcissel and Red-Winged Blackbird
Habitat Establishment, Enhancement, and Management for Forest and Grassland Birds in Illinois
Habitat Use and Reproductive Success of Western Snowy Plovers at New Nesting Areas Created for California Least Terns
Identifying Predators and Fates of Grassland Passerine Nests Using Miniature Video Cameras
Incidental Catch of Marine Birds in the North Pacific High Seas Driftnet Fisheries in 1990
Influences of Management Regimes on Breeding Bird Densities and Habitat in Mixed-Grass Prairie: An Example from North Dakota
Influences of Waterfowl Management on Nongame Birds: The North Dakota Experience
Integrated Management of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Livestock on the Sheyenne National Grassland
Management of Agricultural Landscapes for the Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds
Management of Northern Prairies and Wetlands for the Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds
Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds
A Guide for Wisconsin
A Miniature Camera System for Studies of Grassland Passerine Nests
Operation Crane Watch
Parental Nest Defense on Videotape: More Reality Than Myth
Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Piping Plovers and Least Terns of the Great Plains and Nearby: A Draft Protocol for Assessing Piping Plover Reproductive Success on Great Plains Alkali Lakes
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Predation on Waterfowl in Arctic Tundra and Prairie Breeding Areas: A Review
Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions
Relative Effects of Litter and Management on Grassland Bird Abundance in Missouri, USA
Reproductive Success of Belding's Savannah Sparrows in a Highly Fragmented Landscape
Reserve Design for Grasslands: Considerations for Bird Populations
A Retrospective Perspective: Evaluating Population Changes by Repeating Historic Bird Surveys
A Review of Wildlife Management Practices in North Dakota
Sandhill Cranes and the Platte River
Statistical Considerations in Monitoring Birds over Large Areas
Symposium: Managing Predation to Increase Production of Wetland Birds
Time-specific Variation in Passerine Nest Survival: New Insights Into Old Questions
A Unified Approach to Analyzing Nest Success
Variability in Vegetation Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Wildlife Habitat Management on the Northern Prairie Landscape
Mammals
Accuracy and Precision of Estimating Age of Gray Wolves by Tooth Wear
Assessing Factors that May Predispose Minnesota Farms to Wolf Depredation on Cattle
Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife
Causes and Rates of Mortality of Swift Foxes in Western Kansas
Computer Simulation of Wolf-removal Strategies for Animal Damage Control
A Critique of Wildlife Radio-tracking and its Use in National Parks: A Report to the U.S. National Park Service
Details of Extensive Movements by Minnesota Wolves (
Canis lupus
)
Do Wolves Affect White-tailed Buck Harvest in Northeastern Minnesota?
Does Presence of Permanent Fresh Water Affect Recruitment in Prairie-Nesting Dabbling Ducks?
Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams
Estimated Costs of Maintaining a Recovered Wolf Population in Agricultural Regions of Minnesota
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
House Bat Management
Influences of Management Regimes on Breeding Bird Densities and Habitat in Mixed-Grass Prairie: An Example from North Dakota
Interpreting Carnivore Scent-station Surveys
Interpreting Evidence of Depredation of Duck Nests in the Prairie Pothole Region
Managing Minnesota's Recovered Wolves
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation of Species Distributions: a Case Study of the Swift Fox in Western Kansas
A Miniature Camera System for Studies of Grassland Passerine Nests
North Dakota Furtakers Educational Manual
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Predation on Waterfowl in Arctic Tundra and Prairie Breeding Areas: A Review
Sampling Designs for Carnivore Scent-Station Surveys
The Science, Ethics, and Philosophy of Tooth Extractions from Live-captured White-tailed Deer: a response to Festa-Bianchet et al. (2002)
Swift Fox Symposium
Symposium: Managing Predation to Increase Production of Wetland Birds
Testing Releasable GPS Radiocollars on Wolves and White-tailed Deer
Tooth Extractions from Live-captured White-tailed Deer
Trends and Management of Wolf-Livestock Conflicts in Minnesota
Urinary 3-methylhistidine and Progressive Winter Undernutrition in White-tailed Deer
The Usefulness of GPS Telemetry to Study Wolf Circadian and Social Activity
Using Known Populations of Pronghorn to Evaluate Sampling Plans and Estimators
Wolf Depredation on Livestock in Minnesota
The Wolf Dilemma in Minnesota: Can You Help Solve It?
Wolf Management in the 21st Century: From Public Input to Sterilization
Amphibians & Reptiles
Effects of the Herbicide Atrazine on
Ambystoma tigrinum
Metamorphosis: Duration, Larval Growth, and Hormonal Response
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
A Funnel Trap for Sampling Salamanders in Wetlands
A Miniature Camera System for Studies of Grassland Passerine Nests
The North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations (
article
)
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern Colorado
Fish
Acute Toxicity of Fire-Control Chemicals, Nitrogenous Chemicals, and Surfactants to Rainbow Trout
Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Insects/Invertebrates
Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
Influence of Fire and Trapping Effort on Ground Beetles in a Reconstructed Tallgrass Prairie
An Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie
Multiple Tube Sampler for Benthic and Pelagic Invertebrates in Shallow Wetlands
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Prescribed Fire Effects on Biological Control of Leafy Spurge
A Sampler for Quantifying the Vertical Distribution of Macroinvertebrates in Shallow Wetlands
A Surface-Associated Activity Trap for Capturing Water-Surface and Aquatic Invertebrates in Wetlands
Plants
Alien Plant Invasion in Mixed-grass Prairie: Effects of Vegetation Type and Anthropogenic Disturbance
Alien Plants Ranking System
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
Avian Use of Purple Loosestrife Dominated Habitat Relative to Other Vegetation Types in a Lake Huron Wetland Complex
Biological Control of Leafy Spurge
Cattail Management Symposium
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
Control of Invasive Exotic Plants in the Great Plains
Dynamics of Green Ash Woodlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams
Effects of Fire Retardant Chemical and Fire Suppressant Foam on Shrub Steppe Vegetation in Northern Nevada
Fire Effects on Four Growth Stages of Smooth Brome (
Bromus inermis
Leyss.)
Floristic Quality Assessment for Plant Communities of North Dakota, South Dakota (excluding the Black Hills), and Adjacent Grasslands
Floristic Quality Assessment of One Natural and Three Restored Wetland Complexes in North Dakota, USA
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
A Provisional Model for Smooth Brome Management in Degraded Tallgrass Prairie
Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (
Lythrum salicaria
) in North American Wetlands
Suppression of Smooth Brome by Atrazine, Mowing, and Fire
A Test of Vegetation-related Indicators of Wetland Quality in the Prairie Pothole Region
Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota
Wetlands of the United States - Their Extent and Their Value to Waterfowl and Other Wildlife
Endangered/Threatened Species
Canvasback Mortality from Illegal Hunting on the Upper Mississippi River
Causes and Rates of Mortality of Swift Foxes in Western Kansas
Forum on Wildlife Telemetry Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
Habitats
Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-central Canada and North-central United States
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
Assessment of a Mallard Model in Minnesota's Prairie Coteau
Attracting Wildlife to Your Back Yard: A Guide to Increasing Wildlife Diversity and Aesthetic Value Around Your Home
Avian Use of Forest Habitats in the Pembina Hills of Northeastern North Dakota
Avian Use of Purple Loosestrife Dominated Habitat Relative to Other Vegetation Types in a Lake Huron Wetland Complex
Bibliography of Fire Effects and Related Literature Applicable to the Ecosystems and Species of Wisconsin
Birds as Indicators of Riparian Vegetation Condition in the Western U.S.
Build a Birdhouse
Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes in the Glaciated Prairie Region
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
Cottonwood Lake Study Area
Determinants of Mallard and Gadwall Nesting on Constructed Islands in North Dakota
Does Presence of Permanent Fresh Water Affect Recruitment in Prairie-Nesting Dabbling Ducks?
Duck Populations as Indicators of Landscape Condition in the Prairie Pothole Region
Dynamics of Green Ash Woodlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Eastern Bluebird (
Sialia sialis
)
Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota
Effects of Fire in the Northern Great Plains
Effects of Fire on Bird Populations in Mixed-grass Prairie
Effects of Food Supplementation on Depredation of Duck Nests in Upland Habitat
Effects of a Legal Drain Clean-out on Wetlands and Waterbirds: a Recent Case History
Environmental Characteristics Associated with the Occurrence of Avian Botulism in Wetlands of a Northern California Refuge
Establishment of Seeded Grasslands for Wildlife Habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region
Evaluation of Restored Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region: Research Design and Overview
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1998
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 1999
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2000
Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Annual Report 2001
Evaluations of Duck Habitat and Estimation of Duck Population Sizes with a Remote-Sensing-Based System
Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography
Fuel Model Selection for BEHAVE in Midwestern Oak Savannas
Grassland Bird Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields in the Great Plains
Habitat Distribution and Territoriality in the Dickcissel and Red-Winged Blackbird
Improving Prairie Pond Counts with Aerial Video and Global Positioning Systems
Influences of Management Regimes on Breeding Bird Densities and Habitat in Mixed-Grass Prairie: An Example from North Dakota
Interpreting Evidence of Depredation of Duck Nests in the Prairie Pothole Region
An Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie
Locating and Managing Peninsulas for Nesting Ducks
Locating, Constructing, and Managing Islands for Nesting Waterfowl
Management of Agricultural Landscapes for the Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds
A New Device for Collection of Interstitial Water from Wetland Sediments
Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Prairie Ecosystems: Wetland Ecology, Management and Restoration
Prescribed Burning Guidelines in the Northern Great Plains
Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions
Regional Landscape Ecosystems of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin: A Working Map and Classification
Reproductive Success of Belding's Savannah Sparrows in a Highly Fragmented Landscape
Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife Habitats Geographic Information Systems
Riparian Areas of South Dakota
Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration: A Literature Summary
Savanna Restoration Bibliography
Sedimentation of Prairie Pothole Wetlands: The Need for Integrated Research by Agricultural and Wildlife Interests
Sedimentation of Prairie Wetlands
Selected Chapters From Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl
South Dakota Wetlands: A Guide to Wetlands Management & Development
Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (
Lythrum salicaria
) in North American Wetlands
Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources
Grasslands
A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern Colorado
Survival of Postfledging Mallards in Northcentral Minnesota
Use of Macroinvertebrates to Identify Cultivated Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region
Using Aquatic Invertebrates to Delineate Seasonal and Temporary Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
Variability in Vegetation Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds
Waterfowl Responses to the Conservation Reserve Program in the Northern Great Plains
Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota
Wetland Restoration Bibliography
Wetlands of the United States - Their Extent and Their Value to Waterfowl and Other Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Management on the Northern Prairie Landscape
Wood Duck (
Aix sponsa
)
Other/Unclassified
Checklist and 'Pollard Walk' Butterfly Survey Methods on Public Lands
Effects of Section 404 Permits on Wetlands in North Dakota
Evaluation of Restored Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region: Research Design and Overview
Fat Dynamics of Arctic-nesting Sandpipers during Spring in Mid-continental North America
The Importance of Replication in Wildlife Research
A Unified Approach to Analyzing Nest Success