Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)

The Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) focuses on the lands, waters, fish and wildlife of the central United States. The Center works extensively in surveying and mapping the invasion of nonnative plants, birds, and reptiles, and in assessing and understanding the state of native wildlife, including the black-footed ferret, Marbled Godwit, and Sage Grouse. Other key areas of research include monitoring and forecasting the health of major rivers and sagebrush ecosystems.

2150 Centre Ave., Building C
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118
Phone: 970-226-9100
Fax: 970-226-9230
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/

Samples of Ecosystems-related research at FORT:

• Climate Change, Sediment Transport Capacity, Arroyo Development, and Vegetation Change in Streams of the Southwestern United States
  
  
• Comparative Effects of Global Climate on Ecosystem Nitrogen and Soil Biogeochemistry in the US National Parks
  
  
  
• Erosional Consequence of Tamarisk Removal (Rio Puerco, New Mexico, Southwest) (FORT) (also related to Invasive Species; Rivers, Streams, & Lakes)

• Evaluation of Revegetation Methods for Saltcedar-Dominated Xeric Riparian Areas Along the Rio Grande, New Mexico (FORT) (also related to Arid Lands; Invasive Species; Rivers, Streams, & Lakes)

• Fire History and Ecology in the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico (also related to Fire; Montane)
  
  
• Forest and Woodland Restoration in the Southwest (also related to Erosion and Landslides, Fire; Forests)
  
  
• Global Change Impacts in the Colorado Rockies Biogeographical Area: Phase II

• High Elevation Ecosystem Responses to Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, USA

• Importance and Future Condition of Western Riparian Ecosystems as Migratory Bird Habitat (FORT) (also related to Forests, Rivers, Streams, & Lakes)
  
  
• It’s in the Air: The Ecological Effects of Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park (also related to Atmospheric Deposition)
  
  
• Sensitivity of Semi-arid Forests and Woodlands to Climate-induced Disturbances in the Southwestern U.S.

• Streamflow-Vegetation Relations to Evaluate Flow Regimes (also related to Rivers, Streams, & Lakes)
  

• Taking the Long View: Using Satellite Images to Assess Wildfire Effects (also related to Fire)

• Western Mountain Initiative (FORT, NRMSC, WERC) (also related to Forests, Global Change, Montane)
  
  
• Wildfire and Invasive Plants (New Mexico) (also related to Fire; Forests; Invasive Species)
  
  
• Wildlife Community Habitat Evaluation: A Model for Deciduous Palustrine Forested Wetlands in Maryland (also related to Forested Wetlands)
  

	More Research Samples from: Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources Program Invasive Species Program Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program