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Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Alaska Science Center (ASC, Anchorage) | Format: URL
www.absc.usgs.gov — The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database is an ongoing project between the USGS and Fish and Wildlife Service that addresses data on the pelagic distribution and abundance of seabirds. This project has collected data from researchers in Canada, Russia, and the U.S. (1972-2003). This information is critical for understanding the basic ecology of 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 publication is intended to provide a summary of long-range surveillance radar technology and applications of these data to questions about movement patterns of birds and other flying wildlife based on publications that provide more detailed information (Buurma, 1995; Gauthreaux and Belser, 2003a, b; Gauthreaux and others, 2003; Diehl and More...
June 25 2009 | Publisher: USGS | Format: AUDIO
gallery.usgs.gov — This sound recording is an interview with USGS scientist Sam Droege about the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general. The interview was held during the 2009 Pollinator Week.
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...
October 2008 | Publisher: USGS (Soundwaves) | Format: URL
soundwaves.usgs.gov — Three years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the U.S. Gulf Coast, the region was hit once again by a pair of large storms: Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, on September 1, 2008, as a strong Category 2 storm; and Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston, Texas, on September 13, 2008, also as a strong Category 2 More...
June 2008 | Publisher: Other Federal Agency (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) | Format: URL
www.climatescience.gov — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems. The report identifies strategies to protect the environment as these changes occur. The report finds that climate change can increase the impact of More...
2008 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL
soundwaves.usgs.gov — U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Western Region held an internal USGS workshop on Sea-Level-Rise Impacts on November 6-7, 2007, in Menlo Park, California. The meeting was attended by 30 scientists from four USGS disciplines (geology, geography, biology, and water) and 13 different science centers in the Western Region. In part a follow-up to the More...
2008 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL
pubs.usgs.gov — This USGS fact sheet describes the effects of loss of sea ice on pacific walruses. Sea ice plays an important role in the life of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens). U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are seeking to understand how losses of sea ice during summer over important foraging grounds in the Chukchi Sea will affect More...
2008 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: .PDF
www.werc.usgs.gov — Mercury is a contaminant of significant concern in waterbirds because it can accumulate to high concentrations in their tissues and cause deleterious effects such as impaired reproduction. Numerous studies and monitoring programs have evaluated concentrations of mercury in waterbird tissues as an index of risk to exposure. However, no single More...
February 2006 | Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC, Honolulu) | Format: .PDF
biology.usgs.gov — A success story of how Kanaha Beach Park once degraded with overuse, invasive species, vehicle traffic, and litter was restored into a cleaner and safer place for people and native wildlife.
September 2005 | Publisher: USGS (Soundwaves) | Science Center: USGS Other | Format: URL
soundwaves.usgs.gov — Biologists in the Sirenia Project at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) in Gainesville, FL, are currently identifying and mapping the genetic material of manatees. Their goal is to better understand and predict the manatee's ability to react to environmental stimuli, such as prolonged periods of cold More...
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