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Abraham, K.F., R.L. Jefferies and R.F. Rockwell. 2005. Goose-induced changes in vegetation and land cover between 1976 and 1997 in an Arctic coastal marsh. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 37(3):269-275.

Abraham, K.F., J.O. Leafloor, and D.H. Rusch. 1999. Molt migrant Canada Geese in northern Ontario and Western James Bay. Journal of Wildlife Management, 63: 649-655.

Afton, A.D. and M.G. Anderson. 2001. Declining scaup populations: a retrospective analysis of long-term population and harvest survey data.
Journal of Wildlife Management 65:781-796.

Alisauskas, R.T., K.L. Drake, S.M. Slattery and D.K. Kellett. 2006. Neckbands, harvest, and survival of Ross's geese from Canada's central arctic. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(1): 89-100.

Alisauskas, R.T., S.M. Slattery, D.K. Kellet, D. Stern and K.D. Warner. 1998. Spatial and temporal dynamics of Ross's and Lesser Snow Goose colonies in the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary, 1966-1998. Canadian Wildlife Service Research Report. 21 p.

Alisauskas, R.T., S.M. Slattery, J.P. Ryder, M.L. Gloutney, A.D. Afton, R.H. Kerbes and M.R. McLandress. 1998. Discrimination of Ross's and Lesser Snow Goose Eggs. Journal of Field Ornithology 69:647-653.

Alisauskas, R.T., J.J. Traylor, C.J. Swoboda and F.P. Kehoe. 2004. Components of population growth rate for white-winged scoters in Saskatchewan, Canada. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27(1): 451-460.

Alvo, R. and M.J. Oldham. 2000. A review of the status of Canada's amphibian and reptile species: a comparison of three ranking systems. Canadian Field-Naturalist 114:520-540.

Amyot, M., B. Page, et. al. 2004. The St. Lawrence River Case Study: Linking Hg Biogeochemistry, Health, and Environmental Education. EMZ: Materials and Geoenvironment. 51:774-776.

Anderson, M.G. and L.G. Sorenson. 2001. Global climate change and waterfowl: adaptation in the face of uncertainty. Transacations North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 66: 300-319.

Anderson, M.G. and R.D. Titman. 1992. Spacing in breeding waterfowl: ecology and behavior. In Batt, B.D.J. et al. (Editors). The Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anderson, M.G., J.M. Eadie, M.T. Huang, R. Johnson, M.D. Koneff, J.K. Ringelman, M.C. Runge and B.C. Wilson. 2007. Harvest Potential and Habitat are Inextricably Linked. Transaction of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 71: 275-289.

Anderson, M.G., R.B. Emery, and T.W. Arnold. 1997. Reproductive success and female survival affect local population density of canvasbacks. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:1174-1191.

Anderson, M.G., R.B. Fowler and J.W. Nelson. 1996. Northern grassland conservation and the prairie joint ventures. In Samson, F.B. and F.L. Knopf (editors) Prairie conservation: preserving North America's most endangered ecosystem. Island Press, Covelo, California.

Anderson, M.G., R.B. Fowler and J.W. Nelson. 1995. Northern grassland conservation and the prairie joint venture. Proceedings of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 60:404-412.

Anderson, M.G., M.S. Lindberg, and R.B. Emery. 2001. Probability of survival and breeding for juvenile female canvasbacks. Journal of Wildlife
Management 65:403-415.

Anderson, M.G., J.R. Rhymer, and F.C. Rohwer. 1992. Philopatry, dispersal and the genetic structure of waterfowl populations. In Batt, B.D.J. et al. (Editors). The Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl. Univiversity of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anteau, M.J., A.C.E. Anteau, and A.D. Afton. 2011. Testing competing hypotheses for chronology and intensity of lesser scaup molt during winter and spring migration. The Condor 113(2): 298-305.

Anteau, M.J. and A. D. Afton. 2008. Diets of Lesser Scaup during spring migration throughout the upper-midwest are consistent with the spring condition hypothesis. Waterbirds 31(1): 97-106.

Anteau, M.J. and A.D. Afton. 2008. Using plasma-lipid metabolites to index changes in lipid reserves of free-living lesser scaup (Aythya affinis). The Auk 125(2): 354-357.

Anteau, M.J. and A. D. Afton. 2006. Diet shifts of lesser scaup are consistent with the spring condition hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(6): 779-786.

Anteau, M.J. and A. D. Afton. 2004. Nutrient reserves of lesser scaup (aythya affinis) during spring migration in the Mississippi flyway: A test of the spring condition hypothesis. The Auk 121(3):917-929.

Arnold, T. W., J. H. Devries, and D. W. Howerter. 2010. Factors that affect renesting in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). The Auk 127(1): 212-221.

Arnold, T.W. and R.G. Clark. 1996. Survival and philopatry of female dabbling ducks in southcentral Saskatchewan. Journal of Wildlife Management 60:560-568.

Arnold, T.W., D. Shizuka, B.E. Lyon, J.T. Pelayo, K.R. Mehl, J.J. Traylor, W.L. Reed, and C.L. Amundson. 2011. Use of nape tags for marking offspring of precocial waterbirds. Waterbirds 34(3): 312-318.

Arnold, T.W., L.M. Craig-Moore, L.M. Armstrong, D.W. Howerter, J.H. Devries, B.L. Joynt, R.B. Emery, and M.G. Anderson. 2007. Waterfowl Use of Dense Nesting Cover in the Canadian Prairie Parklands. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(8): 2542-2549.

Arnold, T.W., M.G. Anderson, R.B. Emery, M.D. Sorenson, and C.N. de Sobrino. 1995. The effect of late-incubation body mass on reproductive success of canvasbacks and redheads. Condor 97: 953-962.

Arnold, T.W. and M.G. Anderson, M.D. Sorenson, and R.B. Emery. 2002. Survival and philopatry of female redheads breeding in southwestern Manitoba. Journal of Wildlife Management. 66: 162-169.

Arnold, T.W., D.W. Howerter, J.H. Devries, B.L. Joynt, R.B. Emery and M.G. Anderson. 2002. Continuous laying and clutch-size limitation in mallards. Auk 119: 261-266.

Arnold, T.W., A.M. Pagano, J.H. Devries, R.B. Emery, D.W. Howerter and B.L. Joynt. 2008. Social indices of breeding productivity in Parkland mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(1):224-230.

Arnold, T.W., M.D. Sorenson and J.J. Rotella. 1993. Relative success of overwater and upland mallard nests in southwestern Manitoba. Journal of Wildlife Management 57: 578-581.

Ashley, P., K.A. Hobson, S.L. van Wilgenburg, N. North, and S.A. Petrie. 2010. Linking Canadian harvested juvenile American black ducks to their natal areas using stable isotope (dd, d13c, and d15n) methods. Avian Conservation and Ecology 5(2): 7. [Online].

Austin, J.E., A.D. Afton, M.A. Anderson, R.G. Clark, C.M. Custer, J.S. Lawrence, J.B. Pollard, and J.K. Ringelman. 1999. Declines of greater and lesser Scaup populations: Issues, hypotheses and research directions. Summary Report for the Scaup Workshop, 9-10 September, 1998, Jamestown, North Dakota U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.G.S. Tech. Rep. 26 pp. + appendices.


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Badiou, P., L.G. Goldsborough, and D. Wrubleski. 2011. Impacts of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on freshwater ecosystems: a review. Pages 121-146 in J.D. Sanders and S.B. Peterson, editors. Carp: habitat, management and diseases. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA.

Badiou, P., R. McDougal, D. Pennock and B. Clark. 2011. Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration potential in restored wetlands of the Canadian prairie pothole region. Wetlands Ecology and Management 19(3): 237-256.

Badiou, P.H.J. and L.G. Goldsborough. 2010. Ecological impacts of an exotic benthivorous fish in large experimental wetlands, Delta Marsh, Canada. Wetlands 30(4):657-667.

Badiou, P.H.J. and L.G. Goldsborough. 2006. Northern range expansion and invasion by the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of the Churchill River system in Manitoba. Canadian Field Naturalist 120(1): 83-86.

Badzinski, S.S. 2005. Social influences on tundra swan activities during migration. Waterbirds 28(3): 316-325.

Badzinski, S.S. 2003. Dominance relations and agonistic behaviour of Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) during fall and spring migration. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81(4): 727-733.

Badzinski, S.S. and S.A. Petrie. 2006. Lesser scaup spring nutrient reserve dynamics on the lower Great Lakes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(2): 395-407

Badzinski, S.S., C.D. Ankney and S.A. Petrie. 2006. Influence of migrant tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis) on aquatic vegetation at Long Point, Lake Erie, Ontario. Hydrobiologia 567(1): 195 – 211.

Baldwin, F.B., R.T. Alisauskas, and J.O. Leafloor. 2011. Nest survival and density of cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii) inside and outside a Ross’s goose (Chen rossii) colony. The Auk 128(2): 404-414.

Baldwin, J.R. and J.R. Lovvorn. 1994. Habitats and tidal accessibility of the marine foods of dabbling ducks and brant in Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Marine Biology 120:627-638.

Baldwin, J.R. and J.R. Lovvorn. 1994. Expansion of seagrass habitat by the exotic Zostera japonica, and its use by dabbling ducks and brant in Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 103:119-127.

Baldwin, J.R. and J.R. Lovvorn. 1992. Populations, diet, food availability and food requirements of dabbling ducks in Boundary Bay, p. 42-69. In Butler, R.W. (editor). Abundance, distribution, and conservation of birds in the vicinity of Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Canadian Wildlife Service Technical Report Series 155.

Ballard, B.M., J.E. Thompson, M.J. Petrie, J.M. Checkett and D.G. Hewitt. 2004. Diet and nutrition of northern pintails wintering along the southern coast of Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 68(2): 371-382.

Barras, S.C., R.M. Kaminski and L.A. Brennan. 1996. Acorn selection by female wood ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 60:592-602.

Batt, B.D.J. 2000. The Delta Marsh. In Murkin, H.R., A.G. van der Valk and W.R. Clark (editors): Prairie Wetland Ecology: the contribution of the marsh ecology research program. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

Batt, B.D.J. 1996. Conservation of prairie wetlands. In Samson, F.B. and F.L. Knopf (editors) Prairie conservation: preserving North America's most endangered ecosystem. Island Press, Covelo, California.

Bergmann, P.J. and L.D. Flake. 1994. Influence of brood rearing on female mallard survival and effects of harness-type transmitters. Journal of Field Ornithology 65:151-159.

Bildstein, K.L., G.T. Bancroft, P.J. Dugan, D.H. Gordon, R.M. Erwin, E. Nol, L.X. Payne, and S.E. Senner. 1991. Approaches to the conservation of coastal wetlands in the Western Hemisphere. Wilson Bulletin 103:218-254.

Boe, A., R. Bortnem, K.F. Higgins, A.D. Kruse, K.D. Kephart, and S. Selman. 1998. Breeding yellow-flowered alfalfa for combined wildlife habitat and forage purposes. SDAES 727.

Brasher, M.G., T.W. Arnold, J.H. Devries and R. Kaminski. 2006. Breeding season survival of male and female mallards in prairie-parkland Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management.70:805-811.

Brasher, M.G., R.M. Kaminski and L.W. Burger Jr. 2002. Evaluation of indicated breeding pair criteria to estimate mallard breeding popluations. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(4):985-992.

Brasher, M.G., J.D. Steckel and R.J. Gates. 2007. Energetic carrying capacity of actively and passively managed wetlands for migrating ducks in Ohio. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(8): 2532-2541.

Brook, R.W. and R.G. Clark. 2005. Breeding season survival of female lesser scaup in the northern boreal forest. Arctic 58(1): 16-20.

Brook, R.W., M. Pasitschniak-Arts, D.W. Howerter, and F. Messier. 2008. Influence of rodent abundance on nesting success of prairie waterfowl. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 497-506.

Brylinsky, M. 1994. Evaluation of controlled fertilization of acidified and oligotrophic wetlands for enhancement of waterfowl production. In Staicer, C.A., M.J. Duggan and J.J. Kerekes (editors). Proceedings of the Workshop on Kejimkujik Watershed Studies: monitoring and research five years after "Kejimkujik '88". Environment Canada.

Butterworth, E., A. Leach, M. Gendron, B. Pollard and G.R. Stewart. 2002. Peace-Athabasca Delta waterbird inventory program.


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Campeau, S., H.R. Murkin, and R.D. Titman. 1994. The relative importance of algae and emergent plant litter to freshwater marsh invertebrates. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51:681-692.

Card, S.M. and S.A. Quideau. 2010. Microbial community structure in restored riparian soils of the Canadian prairie pothole region. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42(9): 1463-1471.

Checkett, J.M., R.D. Drobney, M.J. Petrie and D.A. Graber. 2002. True metabolizable energy of moist-soil seeds. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30(4): 1113-1119.

Clair, T.A., B.G. Warner, R. Robarts, H.R. Murkin, J. Lilley, L. Mortsch, and C. Rubec. 1998. Canadian inland wetlands and climate change. Pages 189-218 In G. Koshida and W. Avis, (editors). Canada Country Study: Climate impacts and adaption, Volume VII: national sector volume. Environment Canada, Ottawa.

Clark, W.R., K. A. Hobson, L. I. Wassenaar. 2006. Geographic variation in the isotopic composition of feathers and claws from lesser scaup and northern pintail: implications for studies of migratory connectivity. Can. J. Zool. 84: 1395-1401.

Clark, W.R. 2000. Ecology of muskrats in prairie wetlands. In Murkin, H.R., A.G. van der Valk and W.R. Clark (editors): Prairie Wetland Ecology: the contribution of the marsh ecology research program. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

Clark, W.R and D.W. Kroeker. 1994. Habitat selection by muskrats in experimental marshes undergoing succession. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72:675-680.

Clark, W.R. and D.W. Kroeker. 1993. Population dynamics of muskrats in managed marshes at Delta, Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:1620-1628.

Coluccy, J.M., T. Yerkes, R. Walling, J.W. Simpson, L. Armstrong, J. Davis. 2008. Population Dynamics and Sensitivity Analyses of Breeding Mallards in the Great Lakes States. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(5): 1181-1187.

Connor, K.J. and S. Gabor. 2006. Breeding waterbird wetland habitat availability and response to water-level management in Saint John River floodplain wetlands, New Brunswick. Hydrobiologia 567(1): 169 – 181.

Connery, D.R., E.A. Cloutis, T.P. Sankowski, J.H. Devries, D.W. Howerter, and F.J. Dover. 1996. Evaluation of airborne multispectral imagery for mapping wetland habitats and vegetation communities: Camp lake assessment site, Alberta. Proc. of the 18th Symp. of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society, Vancouver, B.C. 632pp.

Cooke, F., G.J. Robertson and C.M. Smith. 2000. Survival, emigration, and winter population structure of Harlequin Ducks. Condor 102: 137-144.

Cooke, F., G.J. Robertson, R.I. Goudie and W.S. Boyd. 1997. Molt and the basic plumage of male harlequin ducks. Condor 99:83-90.

Coulton, D.W., R.G. Clark, D.W. Howerter, M.G. Anderson, and L.I. Wassenaar. 2011. Costs and benefits of natal dispersal in yearling mallards Anas platyrhycos. Journal of Avian Biology 42(2): 123-133

Coulton, D.W., R.G. Clark, L.I. Wassenaar, D.W. Howerter, and M.G. Anderson. 2011. Social and habitat correlates of immigrant recruitment of yearling female mallards to breeding locations. Journal of Ornithology 152(3): 781-791.

Coulton, D.W., R.G. Clark, K.A. Hobson, L.I. Wassenaar and C.E. Hebert. 2009. Temporal sources of deuterium (δD) variability in waterfowl feathers across a prairie-to-boreal gradient. The Condor 111(2):255-265.

Coulton, D.W. and R.G. Clark. 2008. An integrated capture-recapture and stable-isotope approach to modeling sources of population rescue. The Auk 125(4):923-931.

Cox, R.R., Jr., and A.D. Afton. 1998a. Effects of capture and handling on survival of female northern pintails. Journal of Field Ornithology 69:276-287.

Cox, R.R., Jr., and A.D. Afton. 1998b. Use of mini-refuges by female northern pintails wintering in southwestern Louisiana. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26:130-137.

Cox, R.R., Jr., and A.D. Afton. 1997. Use of habitats by female northern pintails wintering in southwestern Louisiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:435-443.

Cox, R.R., Jr., and A.D. Afton. 1996. Evening flights of female northern pintails from a major roost site. Condor 98:810-819.

Cox, R.R., Jr., and A.D. Afton. 1994. Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water habitats. Journal of Field Ornithology 65:551-555.

Cox, R.R., Jr., A.D. Afton, and R.M. Pace, III. 1998. Survival of female northern pintails wintering in southwestern Louisiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 62: 1511-1520.

Crumpton, W.G., and L.G. Goldsborough. 1998. Nitrogen transformation and fate in prairie wetlands. Great Plains Research 8:57-72.

Custer, C.M., T.W. Custer, M.J. Anteau, A.D. Afton and D.E. Wooten. 2002. Trace elements in lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) from the Mississippi flyway. Ecotoxiciology 12: 47-54.


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Davis, S.K. 2003. Nesting ecology of mixed-grass prairie songbirds in southern Saskatchewan. Wilson Bulletin 115(2): 119-130.

De Laporte, A., A. Weersink and W. Yang. 2010. Ecological goals and wetland preservation choice. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 58(1): 131-150.

de Swart, E.O.A.M., A.G. van der Valk, K.J. Koehler and A. Barendregt. 1994. Experimental evaluation of realized niche models for predicting responses of plant species to a change in environmental conditions. Journal of Vegetation Science 5:541-552.

Demarest, D.W., R.M. Kaminski, L.A. Brennan and C.R. Boyle. 1997. Body-mass, survival, and pairing consequences of winter-diet restrictions in wood ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:822-831.

DeSimone, J., M.L. Macrae and R.A. Bourdonniere. 2010. Spatial variability in surface N2O fluxes across a riparian zone and relationships with soil environmental conditions and nutrient supply. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 138(1-2): 1-9.

Devries, J. H., and L. M. Armstrong. 2011. Impact of management treatments on waterfowl use of dense nesting cover in the Canadian prairie parklands. Journal of Wildlife Management 75(6): 1340-1349.

Devries, J. H., S. O. Rimer, and E. M. Walsh. 2010. Cropland nesting by long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) in southern Alberta. Prairie Naturalist 42:123-129.

Devries, J.H., R.W. Brook, D.W. Howerter and M.G. Anderson. 2008. Effects of spring body condition and age on reproduction in Mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos). The Auk 125(3): 618-627.

Devries, J.H., L. M. Armstrong, R. J. MacFarlane, L. Moats, and P. T. Thoroughgood. 2008. Waterfowl nesting in fall-seeded and spring-seeded cropland in Saskatchewan. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72(8)1790-1797.

Devries, J.H., J.J. Citta, M.S. Lindberg, D.W. Howerter and M.G. Anderson. 2003. Breeding-season survial of mallard females in the prairie pothole region of Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:551-563.

Devink, J., S.M. Slattery, R.G. Clark, R. Alisasuskas, and K. Hobson. 2011. Combining stable isotope and body composition analyses to assess nutrient allocation strategies in breeding white-winged scoters. The Auk 128(1): 166-174.

Devink, J-M, R.G. Clark, S.M. Slattery, and T. Scheuhammer. 2007. Effects of dietary selenium on reproduction and body mass of captive lesser scaup. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(2):471-477.

Devink, J-M, R.G. Clark, S.M. Slattery, and A.M. Scheuhammer. 2007. Cross-seasonal association between winter trophic status and breeding ground selenium levels in boreal white-winged scoters. Avian Conservation and Ecology 3(1): 3

Devink, J-M, R.G. Clark, S.M. Slattery, and D. Trauger. 2008. Are late-spring boreal lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) in poor body condition? The Auk 125(2):291-298.

Diehl, J.K., N.J. Holliday, C.J. Lindgren and R.E. Roughley. 1997. Insects associated with purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria L., in southern Manitoba. Canadian Entomologist 129:937-948.

Dietz, N.J., P.J. Bergmann and L.D. Flake. 1994. A walk-in trap for nesting ducks. Wildlife Society Bulletin 22:19-22.

Dion, N., K. A. Hobson, and S. Larivière. 1999. Effects of removing duck nest predators on nesting success of grassland songbirds. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77:1801-1806.

Drever, M.C., R.G. Clark, C. Derksen, S.M. Slattery, P. Toose, and T.D. Nudds. 2012. Population vulnerability to climate change linked to timing of breeding in boreal ducks. Global Change Biology 18(2): 480-492.

Dugger, B.D. and M.J. Petrie. 2000. Geographic variation in foraging rates of pre-incubating female mallards. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:2241-2243.


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Elphick, C.S. 2004. Assessing conservation trade-offs: identifying the effects of flooding rice fields for waterbirds on non-target bird species. Biological Conservation 117: 105-110.

Elphick, C.S. 2000. Functional equivalency between rice fields and seminatural wetland habitats. Conservation Biology 14: 181-191.

Elphick, C.S. 1997. Correcting avian richness estimates for unequal sample effort in atlas studies. Ibis 139:189-190.

Elphick, C.S. 1997. Experimental approaches to shorebird habitat management. In Conservation and Management of Shorebirds in the Western Great Basin, J.M. Reed, N. Warnock, and L.W. Oring (editors). International Wader Studies 9:20-28.

Elphick, C.S. and L.W. Oring. 2003. Effects of rice field management on winter waterbird communities: conservation and agronomic implications. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 94: 17-29.

Elphick, C.S., and L.W. Oring. 1998. Winter management of California rice fields for waterbirds. Journal of Applied Ecology 35:95-108.

Elphick, C.S., and T.L. Tibbitts. 1999. Greater Yellowlegs. (Tringa melanoleuca). Birds of North America, no. 355 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Elphick, C.S., A.F. Zuur, E.N. Ieno and G.M. Smith. 2007. Investigating the effects of rice farming on aquatic birds with mixed modelling. In: Analysis of Ecological Data (A.F. Zuur, E.N. Ieno and G.M. Smith). Springer. pp. 417-434.

Emery, R.B., D.W. Howerter, L.M. Armstrong, M.G. Anderson, J.H. Devries and B.L. Joynt. 2005. Seasonal variation in waterfowl nesting success and its relation to cover management in the Canadian prairies. Journal of Wildlife Management 69(3): 1181-1193.

Euliss, N.H., R.A. Gleason, A.E. Olness, R.L. McDougal, H.R. Murkin, R.D. Robarts, R.A. Bourbonniere and B.G. Warner. 2006. North American prairie wetlands are important non-forested land-based carbon storage sites. Science of the Total Environment 361(1-3): 179-188.

Euliss, N.H., D.W. Wrubleski and D.M. Mushet. 1999. Wetlands of the prairie pothole region: invertebrate species composition, ecology, and management, p. 471-514. In Batzer, D.P., R.B. Rader and S.A. Wissinger (editors). Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North America. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York.


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Fisher, R.J. and S.K. Davis. 2010. From Wiens to Robel: a review of grassland bird habitat selection. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(2): 265-273.

Fox, G.A., M.C. MacCluskie and R.W. Brook. 2005. Are current contaminant concentrations in eggs and breeding female lesser scaup of concern? Condor 107: 50-61.


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Gabor, T.S., T.R. Gadawski, R.K. Ross, R.S. Rempel, and D.W. Kroeker. 1995. Visibility bias of waterfowl brood surveys using helicopters in the Great Clay Belt of northern Ontario. Journal of Field Ornithology 66:81-87.

Gabor, T.S., T.R. Gadawski and S. Bowes. 1995. Beaver Pond Management. Pages B6-B14 in Whitman, W.R., T. Strange, L. Widjeskog, R. Whittemore, P. Kehoe and L. Roberts, editors. Waterfowl Habitat Restoration, Enhancement and Management in the Atlantic Flyway.

Gabor, T.S., T. Haagsma and H.R. Murkin. 1996. Wetland plant responses to varying degrees of purple loosestrife removal in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Wetlands 16:95-98.

Gabor, T.S., T. Haagsma, H.R. Murkin and E. Armson. 1995. Effects of triclopyr on purple loosestrife and non-targeted wetland plants in south-eastern Ontario, Canada. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 33:48-51.

Gabor, T.S., A. Kiers North, L.C.M. Ross, H.R. Murkin, J.S. Anderson and M. Raven. 2004. Natural Values: The importance of wetlands and upland conservation practices in watershed management: functions and values for water quality and quantity. Ducks Unlimited Canada publication. 57 pp.

Gabor, T.S., J.R. Longcore, H.R. Murkin and A.N. Arnason. 2000. Comparison of helicopter and ground surveys of waterfowl broods in southernn Ontario. Northeast Wildlife 55:11-19.

Gabor, T.S., H.R. Murkin and J.W. Ingram. 2002. Waterfowl use of managed and unmanaged beaver ponds in south-central Ontario. Northeast Wildlife 57: 45-58.

Gabor, T.S., H.R. Murkin, M.P. Stainton, J.A. Boughen, and R.D. Titman. 1994. Nutrient additions to wetlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada: effects of a single pulse addition in spring. Hydrobiologia 279/280:497-510.

Galatowitsch, S.M. and A.G. van der Valk. 1996. Characteristics of recently restored wetlands in the prairie pothole region. Wetlands 16: 75-83.

Galatowitsch, S.M. and A.G. van der Valk. 1996. The vegetation of restored and natural prairie wetlands. Ecological Applications 6: 102-112.

Galatowitsch, S.M., A.G. van der Valk, and R.A. Budelsky. 1998. Decision-making for prairie wetland restorations. Great Plains Research 8:137-155.

Gammonly, J.H. 1995. Spring feeding ecology of cinnamon teal in Arizona. Wilson Bulletin 107:64-72.

Gammonly, J.H. 1995. Nutrient reserve and organ dynamics of breeding cinnamon teal. Condor 97:985-992.

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Yang, W. and A. Weerskink. 2004. Cost-effective targeting of riparian buffers. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 52: 17-34.

Yang, W., W. Liu, R.C. Corry and R.D. Kreutzwiser. 2008. Cost-Effective Targeting of Riparian Buffers to Achieve Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat Benefits. Submitted to Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

Yang, W., A.N. Rousseau and P. Boxall. 2007. An Integrated Economic-Hydrologic Modeling Framework for the Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices. Journal of Soil ad Water Conservation 62(6):423-432.

Yang, W., C. Sheng and P. Voroney. 2005. Spatial Targeting of Conservation Tillage to Improve Water Quality and Carbon Retention Benefits. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 53: 477-500.

Yang, W., X. Wang, Y. Liu, S. Gabor, L. Boychuk and P. Badiou. 2010. Simulated environmental effects of wetland restoration scenarios in a typical Canadian prairie watershed. Wetlands Ecology and Management 18(3): 269-279.

Yang, W., X. Wang, T.S. Gabor, L. Boychuk, and P. Badiou. 2008. Water Quantity and Quality Benefits from Wetland Conservation and Restoration in the Broughton’s Creek Watershed. Ducks Unlimited Canada publication. 48 pp.

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Yerkes, T. 2000. Nest site characteristics and brood habitat selection of redheads: an association between wetlands characteristics and success. Wetlands 20:575-580.

Yerkes, T. 2000. Fidelity of mallards to artificial nesting structures. Prairie Naturalist 31:243-244.

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Zhang, J., F. Wang, J.D. House and B. Page. 2004. Thiols in wetland interstitial waters and their role in mercury and methylmercury speciation. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(6): 2276-2286.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, M.G. Butler and W.G. Duffy. 2001. Size distribution of aquatic invertebrates in two prairie wetlands, with and without fish, with implications for community production.

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