Example Websites - Water Resources 120 - Research exercise - Research Guides at Spokane Community College

General

In addition to library databases (like ProQuest) and free article indexes (like Google Scholar), several US Government agencies provide freely available indexes to their own publications.

USGS Publications Warehouse
"The Pubs Warehouse provides access to over 170,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau."
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Example search:
"ponderosa pines" AND ecosystems
Treesearch (USDA: Forest Service)
"This site is an online system for sharing free, full text publications by Research and Development scientists in the USDA Forest Service."
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Example search:
"ponderosa pines" AND "transmission lines"

Transmission lines AND wildlife

Fur, feathers, fins & transmission lines: How transmission lines and rights-of-way affect wildlife (2010)
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Berger, R. P. (2010). Fur, feathers, fins, & transmission Lines: How transmission lines and rights-of-way affect wildlife. Manitoba Hydro.

Sage Grouse

Oregon Greater Sage-Grouse Population Monitoring: 2021 Annual Report (2021)
From Oregon Fish and Wildlife
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Sage Grouse
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as an Endangered or Threatened Species
Power Lines Restrict Sage Grouse Movement in Washington (2015)
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Ma, M. (2015, August 24). Power Lines Restrict Sage Grouse Movement in Washington. Retrieved from UW News: https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/08/24/power-lines-restrict-sage-grouse-movement-in-washington/

Elk

Exhibit P3: Elk Winter Range and Summer Range. Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project
(2018) From Idaho Power