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1995 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Fort Collins Science Center (FORT, Ft. Collins) | Format: URL
www.fort.usgs.gov — This chapter is a part of a larger volume report called Our Living Resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems. This chapter deals with non-native species - more specifically, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), as an invasive species and its effects on native birds More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC, Laurel) | Format: URL
www.pwrc.usgs.gov — Information about ecotoxicological exposure and its effects on terrestrial vertebrates residing in estuarine and coastal habitats like the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the Great Lakes. These vertebrates include birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. The data is a compilation of results from computerized More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Fort Collins Science Center (FORT, Ft. Collins) | Format: URL
www.fort.usgs.gov — This web resource is a list of frequently asked questions about brown tree snakes.
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Biological Informatics | Format: URL
biology.usgs.gov — This webpage highlights the goal of BTS-related research is to eradicate the snake on Guam, and to prevent further infestations elsewhere.
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC, Laurel) | Format: URL
www.pwrc.usgs.gov — BEST Large River Fish Health Data Query Tool provides a simplified portal for accessing database that serves fish health endpoints measured through the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Project's Large River Monitoring Network (LRMN). The tool allows the user to search the database by species, chemical, river basin, sampling More...
May 21 2009 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL
pubs.usgs.gov — A new tool provides land managers with a predictive model for mapping the potential distribution of desert tortoise habitat and to evaluate different land-use issues the tortoises face at a landscape scale. The model incorporates an extensive amount of field data for desert tortoises, as well as environmental data related to landscape attributes, More...
May 2009 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: URL
www.werc.usgs.gov — This study encompasses the range of the Mojave population of desert tortoises north and west of the Colorado River, as well as a small portion of the northwest Sonoran Desert, and comprises 336,594 square kilometers of basin-and-range topography, including parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The habitat model provides a basal More...
December 2008 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL
soundwaves.usgs.gov — Kristen Hart and Keith Ludwig of the USGS Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) participated in two research cruises in 2008 to study patterns of habitat use by endangered sea turtles in and around the National Park. Hart's research effort focuses on quantifying patterns of sea turtle habitat use, employing capture-recapture and satellite- and More...
June 20 2008 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Fort Collins Science Center (FORT, Ft. Collins) | Format: URL
www.fort.usgs.gov — This report provides a preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources in the United States. The term "adaptation" in this document refers to adjustments in human social systems (e.g., management) in response to climate stimuli and their effects. Since management always occurs in the context of desired More...
2007 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: .PDF
www.werc.usgs.gov — The Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) is both a federally and state listed endangered species limited to scrub and chaparral habitat within Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, CA. Loss and fragmentation of habitat due to agricultural and urban development over the last 100 years are cited as the main causes of its decline. Based More...
June 2003 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: URL
www.werc.usgs.gov — Instructions for ordering equipment and culture media; summary of how to draw blood and conduct nasal lavages; and information on how to contract for laboratory analysis and ship laboratory samples.
April 2003 | Publisher: USGS (South Florida Information Access (SOFIA)) | Science Center: Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC, Gainesville) | Format: URL
sofia.usgs.gov — This web resource is a poster describing the ecology of Everglades alligator holes. The poster includes a description of the research, its function including a Flow Chart of Hydroperiod Effects on Alligators, methods, mapping summary, ecological characterization, spatial analysis. The poster includes tables, images, and diagrams.
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