Identification_Information:
	Citation:
		Citation_Information:
			Originator: Plumb, Glenn. E., Jerrold L.Dodd, and J. Brad Stelfox
			Publication_Date: 1992
			Title: A Bibliography on Bison
			Edition: Version 02FEB99
			Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Bibliography
			Publication_Information:
				Publication_Place: Laramie, Wyoming
				Publisher: University of Wyoming, Agricultural Experiment Station
			Other_Citation_Details: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Home Page
			Online_Linkage: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/bisonbib/bisonbib.htm
	Description:
		Abstract: This bibliography lists literature (including selected agency reports and unpublished theses) on North American bison (Bison bison) with selected literature concerning European bison (Bison bonasus) also included.
		Purpose: The purpose in compiling this bibliography is to provide a useful reference source for biologists conducting research on bison.
	Time_Period_of_Content:
		Time_Period_Information:
			Single_Date/Time:
				Calendar_Date: 1992
		Currentness_Reference: publication date
	Status:
		Progress: Complete
		Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
	Spatial_Domain:
		Description_of_Geographic_Extent: North America and Europe
		Bounding_Coordinates:
			West_Bounding_Coordinate: -165
			East_Bounding_Coordinate: 60
			North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70
			South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30
	Keywords:
		Theme:
			Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Theme_Keyword: bison
			Theme_Keyword: bibliography
			Theme_Keyword: classification and paleoecology
			Theme_Keyword: social organization and behavior
			Theme_Keyword: foraging and habitat ecology
			Theme_Keyword: growth and bioenergentics
			Theme_Keyword: diseases and parasites
			Theme_Keyword: census and capture techniques
			Theme_Keyword: herd status and management
		Place:
			Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Place_Keyword: North America
			Place_Keyword: Europe
	Taxonomy:
		Keywords/Taxon:
			Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Taxonomic_Keywords: North American bison
		Taxonomic_Classification:
			Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
			Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
			Taxonomic_Classification:
				Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
				Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
				Taxonomic_Classification:
					Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
					Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
					Taxonomic_Classification:
						Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
						Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
						Taxonomic_Classification:
							Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
							Taxon_Rank_Value: theria
							Taxonomic_Classification:
								Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
								Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria
								Taxonomic_Classification:
									Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
									Taxon_Rank_Value: Artiodactyla
									Taxonomic_Classification:
										Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
										Taxon_Rank_Value: Bovidae
										Taxonomic_Classification:
											Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
											Taxon_Rank_Value: Bovinae
											Applicable_Common_Name: North American Bison
											Taxonomic_Classification:
												Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
												Taxon_Rank_Value: Bos
												Applicable_Common_Name: bison
												Applicable_Common_Name: true cattle
												Applicable_Common_Name: oxen
	Access_Constraints: none
	Use_Constraints: none
	Point_of_Contact:
		Contact_Information:
			Contact_Person_Primary:
				Contact_Person: Glenn Plumb
				Contact_Organization: Yellowstone National Park
			Contact_Position: Supervisory Wildlife Biologist
			Contact_Address:
				Address_Type: mailing address
				City: Yellowstone National Park
				State_or_Province: Wyoming
				Postal_Code: 82190
			Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-344-2022
	Cross_Reference:
		Citation_Information:
			Originator: Plumb, Glenn. E., Jerrold L. Dodd, and J. Brad Stelfox
			Publication_Date: 1992
			Title: A bibliography on bison (Bison bison)
			Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Journal article
			Publication_Information:
				Publication_Place: Laramie, Wyoming
				Publisher: University of Wyoming, Agricultural Experiment Station
			Other_Citation_Details: Mp-71, 23 pages
Data_Quality_Information:
	Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
	Completeness_Report: Since the list is meant for those biologists conducting research on bison, this list does not include popular articles with little scientific merit. We have also omitted the historical and archeological literature except where relevant discussion applies to bison biology or management.
	Lineage:
		Process_Step:
			Process_Description: The authors compiled literature concerning the European bison including selected agency reports and unpublished theses.
			Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
	Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Based on local reference names.
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
	Overview_Description:
		Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Entity - Bison; Associated attributes - bibliography - classification and paleoecology, social organization and behavior, foraging and habitat ecology, growth and bioenergentics, diseases and parasites, census and capture techniques, herd status and management.
		Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: unknown
Distribution_Information:
	Distributor:
		Contact_Information:
			Contact_Person_Primary:
				Contact_Person: Tom Sklebar
				Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
			Contact_Address:
				Address_Type: mailing and physical address
				Address: 8711 37th Street, S.E.
				City: Jamestown
				State_or_Province: North Dakota
				Postal_Code: 58401
			Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-253-5500, 701-253-5554
			Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 701-253-5553
			Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_sklebar@usgs.gov
	Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.  It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way.  It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data.  The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
	Metadata_Date: 20020131
	Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20030131
	Metadata_Contact:
		Contact_Information:
			Contact_Person_Primary:
				Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon
				Contact_Organization: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
			Contact_Position: Metadata specialist
			Contact_Address:
				Address_Type: mailing and physical address
				Address: 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 500
				City: Lanham
				State_or_Province: Maryland
				Postal_Code: 20706
			Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 867-2080
			Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-867-2149.
			Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov
	Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
	Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
	Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
	Metadata_Use_Constraints: none