Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)

12100 Beech Forest Rd., Suite 4039
Laurel, MD 20708-4039
Phone: 301-497-5500
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/

Samples of wildlife-related research at PWRC:

• Adaptive Management at PWRC: Past, Present and Future. Download the Presentation . (89 KB, PDF) - researchers J.D. Nichols, M.C. Runge, W.L. Kendall, and C.T. Moore explain the advantages of the adaptive management approach over the common two-step approach to management/conservation in the complex process of informed-decision making on natural resource management issues. The presentation also describes samples of PWRC work on applying adaptive management approach for FWS refugees, continental waterfowl management, and endangered species.

• Amphibian Monitoring Techniques at Shenandoah and Big Bend National Parks, a PRIMENet project

• Bibliographic Database of North American Waterfowl (Anatidae) and Their Wetland Habitats - DUCKDATA

• Diamondback Terrapin in the Chesapeake Bay. Science Brief for Resource Managers. Download the File. (80 KB, PDF) (PWRC)

• Sea Duck Research, Atlantic Seaduck Project

• Story of Georgia's Painted Buntings: Bird Without an Equal

• Whooping Cranes: Photos, Facts, and General Information
  
  
• Wind Power-Related Research Projects at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center