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Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center—Celebrating 50 years of science

Circular 1434
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https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1434

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Abstract

The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2015. This report is written in support of that observance. We document why and how the NPWRC came to be and describe some of its many accomplishments and the influence the Center’s research program has had on natural resource management. The history is organized by major research themes, proceeds somewhat chronologically within each theme, and covers the Center’s first 50 years of research. During that period, Center scientists authored more than 1,700 publications and reports. More than 1,000 seasonal or temporary field personnel, and more than 100 graduate students, contributed to the Center’s success; many went on to have exemplary careers in natural resource management, conservation, and education. The mission of the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center today remains true to the original vision: to provide the knowledge needed to understand, conserve, and manage the Nation’s natural resources for current and future generations, with an emphasis on species and ecosystems of the northern Great Plains. The Center’s first 50 years of applied biological research provides a deep scientific foundation on which to address emerging issues for the natural resources in the northern Great Plains and beyond.

Suggested Citation

Austin, J.E., Shaffer, T.L., Igl, L.D., Johnson, D.H., Krapu, G.L., Larson, D.L., Mech, L.D., Mushet, D.M., and Sovada, M.A., 2017, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center—Celebrating 50 years of science: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1434, 27 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1434.

ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)

ISSN: 1067-084X (print)

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Foundation and Background of the Center
  • Waterfowl
  • Other Birds
  • Imperiled Species
  • Large Mammals
  • Wetlands
  • Invasive Species and Restoration Ecology
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Research Techniques and Information Transfer
  • Looking to the Future
  • References


Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center—Celebrating 50 years of science
Series title Circular
Series number 1434
DOI 10.3133/cir1434
Year Published 2017
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description Report: vi, 29 p.; Data Release
Online Only (Y/N) N
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