Prairie Dogs - References & Links

Selected References

Augustine, D. J., T. L. Johnson, and J. F. Cully, Jr. 2007. Influence of fire on black-tailed prairie dog colony expansion in shortgrass steppe. Rangeland Ecology and Management 60(5): 538-42.

Bonham, C. D. and A. Lerwick. 1976. Vegetation changes induced by prairie dogs on shortgrass range. Journal of Range Management 29(3): 221-5.

Hoogland, J.L. 1996. Cynomys ludovicianus. Mammalian Species 535:1-10.

Kotliar, N.B., B. W. Baker, A. D. Whicker, and G. Plumb. 1999. A critical review of assumptions about the prairie dog as a keystone species. Environmental Management 24(2): 177-192.

Merriman, J. W., P. J. Zwank, C. W. Boal, and T. L. Bashore. 2004. From the field: Efficacy of visual barriers in reducing black-tailed prairie dog colony expansion. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(4): 1316-20. Miller, B., G. Ceballos, and R. Reading. 1994. The prairie dog and biotic diversity. Conservation Biology 8(3): 677-81.

Sovell, J. 2006. Rare species inventory of Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Draft interim report (Year 1, 2006.). Ft. Collins, CO: Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University.

White, G. C., J. R. Dennis, and F. M. Pusateri. 2005. Area of black-tailed prairie dog colonies in eastern Colorado. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33(1): 265-72.

Winter, S. L., J. F., Cully, Jr., and J. S. Pontius. 2002. Vegetation of prairie dog colonies and non-colonized shortgrass prairie. Journal of Range Management 55(5): 502-8.