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DUCKDATA provides a comprehensive bibliography of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. The primary objective of DUCKDATA is to provide access to the extensive literature concerning North American waterfowl, including references emphasizing wetlands but having implications for waterfowl ecology, conservation, and management. DUCKDATA also includes selected authoritative references on wetland ecosystems to provide users with a convenient starting point for accessing this literature. References to literature published on other continents or concerning species and habitats not found in North America were included whenever possible but were not actively sought and were limited to sources published in English; hence, their coverage is less exhaustive. In selecting literature for inclusion, primary emphasis was placed on widely distributed scientific journals, books, graduate theses, and natural resource agency publications. Graduate theses were included regardless of whether the author had published results elsewhere. Inclusion of literature from less accessible sources (e.g., progress or administrative reports), popular literature, and state ornithological journals was based on perceived merit of the source in providing original data or insight into the ecology of waterfowl or wetland habitats.
Selection of keywords for bibliographic entries was subjective but followed certain basic principles. We tried to indicate at least the general and specific subjects of each reference. For example, papers on avian botulism might be indexed with the keywords "Diseases/Avian Botulism" or "Population Dynamics/Natural Mortality/Diseases/Avian Botulism." Also included are one or more geographic index terms when relevant locations were evident from the title. "Thesis" is included as a keyword for all master's and doctoral graduate theses. Common names of waterfowl were included as keywords where appropriate. For ranked list of keywords, see Table of Keywords Used in Duckdata Showing Frequency of Use (from highest to lowest) (953 Kbytes).Download: To download the Duckdata files from our new FTP Site, see the instructions.
Information: For information regarding operation of this site, contact Lynda Garrett at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 Beech Forest Rd., Laurel, MD 20708-3040 (phone 301-497-5550 or e-mail Lynda_Garrett@usgs.gov ). For information regarding the content, status, and use of DUCKDATA, contact Ken Reinecke at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2524 S. Frontage Rd., Suite C, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (phone 601-629-6606 or e-mail ken_reinecke@usgs.gov ). Users are encouraged to contribute to the database by bringing new publications or works that may have been overlooked to the attention of Reinecke.USGS Database Disclaimer
Last Updated 03/21/2008
