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Douglas H. Johnson, Ph.D.
Research Statistician and Senior Scientist
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Phone: (701) 253-5539
Fax: (701) 253-5553
Email Doug Johnson
Research (Principal Investigator),
Jamestown Headquarters

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Johnson, D. H. 2002. The importance of replication in wildlife research. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:919-932. Invited article.

Johnson, D. H. 2002. The role of hypothesis testing in wildlife science. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:272-276. Invited article.

Johnson, D. H. 2001. Habitat fragmentation effects on birds in grasslands and wetlands: A critique of our knowledge. Great Plains Research 11:211-231.

Johnson, D. H., and L. D. Igl. 2001. Area requirements of grassland birds: a regional perspective. Auk 118:24-34.

Johnson, D. H. 2001. Validating and evaluating models. Pages 105-119 in T. M. Shenk and A. B. Franklin, editors. Modeling in Natural Resource Management: Development, Interpretation, and Application. Island Press, Washington, DC.

Johnson, D. H. 1999. The insignificance of statistical significance testing. Journal of Wildlife Management 63:763-772. Invited article.

Johnson, D. H. 1997. Effects of fire on bird populations in mixed-grass prairie. Pages 181-206 in F. L. Knopf and F. B. Samson, editors. Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates. Springer-Verlag.

Johnson, D. H., and L. D. Igl. 1995. Contributions of the Conservation Reserve Program to populations of breeding birds in North Dakota. Wilson Bulletin 107:709-718.

Johnson, D. H. 1995. Statistical sirens: the allure of nonparametrics. Ecology 76:1998-2000.

Johnson, D. H. 1994. Population analysis. Pages 419-444 in T. A. Bookhout, editor. Research and management techniques for wildlife and habitats. The Wildlife Society. Bethesda, MD. (Revision will be in 2004 edition.)

Johnson, D. H., J. D. Nichols, and M. D. Schwartz. 1992. Population dynamics of breeding waterfowl. Pages 446-485 in B. D. J. Batt, A. D. Afton, M. G. Anderson, C. D. Ankney, D. H. Johnson, J. A. Kadlec, and G. L. Krapu, editors. Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Johnson, D. H. 1989. An empirical Bayes approach to analyzing recurring animal surveys. Ecology 70:945-952.

Johnson, D. H., and J. W. Grier. 1988. Determinants of the breeding distributions of ducks. Wildlife Monographs 100. 37 pages.

Johnson, D. H., D. W. Sparling, and L. M. Cowardin. 1987. A model of the productivity of the mallard duck. Ecological Modelling 38:257-275.

Johnson, D. H. 1980. The comparison of usage and availability measurements for evaluating resource preference. Ecology 61:65-71.