Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

The Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) focuses on the varied ecosystems of the Pacific Southwest—including deserts, rivers, and marine coasts—within the states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. Emphasis is placed on fire science; environmental contaminants; invasive plant species; and the ecology of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.

3020 State University Drive East 
Modoc Hall, Room 3006
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: 916-278-9485
Fax: 916-278-9475
http://www.werc.usgs.gov/

Samples of Ecosystems-related research at WERC:

• Assessing Changes in Stream Health Following Watershed Restoration: A 30-Year Perspective, Redwood Creek Basin, Humboldt County, California. Technical Report. Download the File. (8,737 KB, PDF) (WERC)

• Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes. Download the File. (512 KB, PDF) (WERC) (also related to Fire, Invasive Species)

• Fire Ecology Research at the Western Ecological Research Center (Sierra Nevada forests, California shrublands, Mojave and Sonoran deserts) (also related to Arid Lands; Fire)
  
  
• The Influence of Timber Harvest and Floods on the Distribution of Exotic Riparian Plants (WERC)
  
  
• Interactions Between Sea Otters and Nearshore Communities (eastern Pacific) (also related to Coastal Wetlands)

• Optimization Strategies for Sediment Reduction Practices on Roads in Steep, Forested Terrain. Publication Brief. Download the File. (44 KB, PDF) (also related to Forests)
  
  
• Post-Fire Treatment Impacts on Fine Fuels in Westside Sierra Nevada Forests
  
  
• Pre-Fire Fuel Manipulation Impacts on Alien Plant Invasion of Wildlands
  
  
• Restoration of the White Abalone in Southern California: Population Assessment, Brood Stock Collection, and Development of Husbandry Technology (also related to Coastal Wetlands)

• Science Support for Salt Pond Restoration and Management in South San Francisco Bay. Download the File. (4,224 KB, PDF) (San Francisco Bay and Delta Ecosystem Program, Priority Ecosystems Science, WERC) (also related to Coastal Wetlands)

• Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants. Download the File. (2,648 KB, PDF) (also related to Fire, Invasive Species)

• Western Mountain Initiative (FORT, NRMSC, WERC) (also related to Forests, Global Change, Montane)

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