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Forest, Fires and Wildlife

Publications

Farris, K. L., E. O. Garton, P. J. Heglund, S. Zack, and P. J. Shea. 2002. Woodpecker foraging and the successional decay of ponderosa pine, p. 237-246. In W. F. Laudenslayer, Jr., P. J. Shea, B. E. Valentine, P. C. Weatherspoon, and T. E. Lisle [tech coords],  Proceedings of the symposium on the ecology and management of dead wood in western forests.  USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-181.

Farris, K.L., M. J. Huss, and S. Zack. 2004. The role of foraging woodpeckers in the decomposition of ponderosa pine snags. The Condor 106:50-59. Request a copy

Converse, Sarah J., Gary C. White, Kerry L. Farris, and Steve Zack.  2006.  Small mammal responses to forest fuel reduction: national scale results from the fire and fire surrogate project.  Ecological Applications 16(5):1717-1729.

Farris, Kerry L. and S. Zack. 2006. Woodpeck-snag interactions: an overview of current knowledge in ponderosa pine systems, p. 183-195. In: Ritchie, M.W., D.A. Maguire and A. Youngblood (tech coord). Proceedings of the Symposium on ponderosa pine: Issues, trends and management. 2004 October 18-21; Klamath Falls, OR. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-198. Albany CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 281 pp. [1.4MB]

WCS Forest Fires and Wildlife Research in the News

Woodpeckers and Fungus. Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio One. March 13, 2004.

Arctic Shorebirds

Publications

Liebezeit, J.R., P.A. Smith, R.B. Lanctot, H. Schekkerman, I. Tulp, S.J. Kendall,D.M. Tracy, R.J. Rodrigues, H. Meltofte, J.A. Robinson, C. Gratto-Trevor, B.J. McCaffery, J. Morse, and S.W. Zack. In press. Assessing the development of shorebird eggs using the flotation method: species-specific and generalized regression models. Condor 109:x-x. Appendix

Liebezeit, Joe. December 2004. One nest at a time. Wildlife Conservation Magazine.

Liebezeit, J.R. 2004. Nesting success and nest predators of tundra-nesting birds in the Kuparuk Oilfield 2003 - Preliminary results. Unpublished report prepared by the Wildlife Conservation Society for the Tundra-bird Productivity Studies collaborative group (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.; ABR, Inc. - Environmental Research & Services; BP Exploration [Alaska], Inc.; LGL Alaska Research Associates.).  37 pp.

Liebezeit, J.R. 2004. Nesting success and nest predators of tundra-nesting birds in the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield 2003 - Preliminary results.  Unpublished report prepared by the Wildlife Conservation Society for the Tundra-bird Productivity Studies collaborative group (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.; ABR, Inc. -Environmental Research & Services; BP Exploration [Alaska], Inc.; LGL Alaska Research Associates.).  35 pp.

Liebezeit, J.R. 2004. Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay oilfields. In P. Tomkovitch and Mikhail Soloviev[eds.], The Arctic Birds Breeding Conditions Summary, No. 6, pgs 23-24.  International Wader Study Group, Moscow, Russia.

Liebezeit, J.R. 2003. Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay oilfields. In P. Tomkovitch and Mikhail Soloviev[eds.], The Arctic Birds Breeding Conditions Summary, No. 5, Pg. 22.  International Wader Study Group, Moscow, Russia.

WCS Arctic Shorebird Research in the News

Agreement Reached on Bird Study. Anchorage Daily News.

Whipple, Dan. "Blue Planet: ANWR as a term of distraction". United Press International. Dec 8 2004.

Riparian Restoration

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Salmon Habitat

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Yosemite Black Bear

Publications

Breck, S. W., N. J. Lance, J. Bourassa, and S. M. Matthews.  2004.  Remote alarm aids non-lethal management of black bears in Yosemite National Park - final report.  U.S. Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Request a copy

Lackey, B. K. and S. H. Ham.  2003a.  Contextual analysis of interpretation focused on human-black bear conflicts in Yosemite National Park.  Applied Environmental Education and Communication 2:11-21. Request a copy

Lackey, B. K. and S. H. Ham.  2003b.  Assessment of communication focused on human-black bear conflict at Yosemite National Park.  Journal of Interpretation Research 8:25-40. Request a copy

Lackey, B.K. Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Communication Focused on Human-Black Bear Conflicts in Yosemite National Park. PhD Dissertation presented at University of Idaho. 2002. Request a copy

Matthews, S. M., B. K. Lackey, S. S. Greenleaf, H. M. Leithead, J. J. Beecham, S. H. Ham, and H. B. Quigley.  2003.  Final report: human-bear interaction assessment in Yosemite National Park.  Hornocker Wildlife Institute / Wildlife Conservation Society.  Bozeman, Montana, USA.

Matthews, S. M. and B. K. Lackey.  2003.  Human-black bear interactions, Yosemite National Park.  International Bear News 12:8-9. Request a copy

WCS Yosemite Bear Research in the News

Ashton, A.  2002.  Bears, people studied in park.  Union Democrat 24 July 2002. Request a copy

Beecham, John J.  2002.  Human-black bear studies in two national parks.  International Bear News 11:20. Request a copy

Cantore, J.A. 2003. Hot jobs in the environment. Career World 31:28-30. request a copyNew Link

Chui, G.  2003.  Bear alarms: radio alerts latest in successful campaign.  The Mercury News 19 August 2003. Request a copy

Garland, F. P.  2002.  Bears back on the prowl.  Stockton Record 27 July 2002. Request a copy

Garland, F. P.  2003.  Collared Yosemite bears harassed from camps: project seeks to keep wild animals from frequenting populated areas.  Stockton Record 21 August 2003. Request a copy

Marcum, D.  2002.  Bears wild card: creatures taken to wild, hopefully ending legacy of campsite raids.  Fresno Bee 12 January 2002. Request a copy

Yosemite Fund Approach Magazine.  2002.  The bottom line on black bears.  Yosemite Fund Approach Magazine  Autumn/Winter 2002. Request a copy

Yosemite Fund Approach Magazine.  2003.  Brainstorming about bears.  Yosemite Fund Approach Magazine  Spring/Summer 2003. Request a copy

Hoopa Pacific Fisher

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Sudden Oak Death Syndrome 

WCS Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Research in the News

Coit, Michael. "Sudden Oak Death may Imperil Wildlife" in Santa Rosa Press Democrat. May 16, 2003. Request a copy

Scutro, Andrew. "Dead Trees Standing" in Monterey Coast Weekly. Nov 13, 2003. Request a copy

Sneed, David. "Saving Big Sur: Why California's prized coastline is at risk" in San Luis Obispo Tribune. Dec 5, 2004. Request a copy

Green Sturgeon

Publications

Erickson, D.L. and J.E. Hightower.  Submitted.  Oceanic distribution and behavior of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris).  American Fisheries Society Proceedings: Symposium On Anadromous Sturgeon.

Erickson, D. and S. Berkeley.  Accepted.  Methods to reduce shark-bycatch mortality in longline fisheries.  In:  Sharks of the Open Ocean: biology, fisheries, and conservation. (eds E. Pikitch and M. Camhi).  Blackwell Publishing. 

Erickson, D., J. North, J. Hightower, J. Weber, and L. Lauck.  2002.  Movement and habitat use of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in the Rogue River, Oregon.  Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 18(2002): 565-569. Request a copy

Pikitch, E.K., P. Doukakis, L. Lauck, P. Chakrabarty, and D. Erickson.  Submitted.  Sturgeon and paddlefish fisheries of the world: conservation strategies for the future. Fish and Fisheries.

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