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US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Research Publications:

(NOTE: only the more important or voluminous series are included in this listing.  Other series or titles should be searched in Sage.)
  • Biological Reports.   I49.89/2  Doc
    Paper includes 1988 forward.  Some newer reports are online via Sage.
  • Biological Services Program FWS/OBS.   I49.89  Doc
    Available in paper from the 1970s through the 1990s.
  • Endangered Species Bulletin.   I49.77  Doc
    Paper copies available for 1976 through 2000.  Some recent reports are online.
  • General Publications.   I49.2  Doc
    A mixture of general interest and scientific reports, available in paper from 1940 forward.  Some newer publications are online.
  • Habitat Suitability Index Models.   I49.97  Doc
    Paper copies available for the 1980s.  Also available online through the USGS
    NWRC Library.
  • North American Fauna.   I49.30  Doc
    Available in paper for 1889-1991.
  • Resource Publications.   I49.66  Doc
    Available in paper for 1966-1994.
  • Special Scientific Reports.   I49.15:  Doc
    Paper copies at this and ensuing call numbers were published from the 1940s through the 1980s and are especially useful for fisheries and waterfowl.

Other Publications:

  • Annual Report of Lands under Control of the Fish and Wildlife Service.   I49.102 Doc Ref
    A statistical publication.  Printed copies are available from 1988 forward.  More recent copies are available through  FWS Publications Online.
  • National Wetlands Inventory.   I49.6/7  Doc Microtext
    This microfiche set published in the 1980s.  Updated information can be found at the
    National Wetlands Inventory.
  • Our Living Resources: a Report to the Nation.   I49.102  Doc
    Copies available in documents stacks and documents reference.  This comprehensive report was prepared in 1995 by the National Biological Service and covers animals, plants, and ecosystems. 

Federal Government Resources