Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC, Seattle) | Format: URL
wfrc.usgs.gov — The whole study, conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia, partially funded through the US Army, involves testing of water and soil quality, physical and biotic indicators of stress at both the population and community level. Anthropogenic stress in the present study comes from disturbance by vehicles, particularly tanks used in army training, and from More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Leetown Science Center (LSC, Kearneysville) | Format: URL
www.lsc.usgs.gov — Freshwater bivalves, which are among the most threatened animals in North America, present significant challenges to conservation biologists that attempt to maintain ecological and evolutionary processes within and among populations. Effective management of this rare fauna is often complicated because inadequate information exists for More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Leetown Science Center (LSC, Kearneysville) | Format: URL
www.lsc.usgs.gov — The primary goal of this study is to clarify how riparian zone and land use affect T. tubifex population density, lineage and myxosporidian parasite density and/or the ability of resident worms to become infected with M. cerebralis spores and to release infective spores. Preliminary results suggest that a deciduous riparian zone reduces the More...
Publisher: NBII | Format: URL
www.nbii.gov — Natural resource managers face complex decisions that require a clear understanding of the status of wildlife populations and their habitats. Monitoring is key to making effective management decisions and evaluating the outcomes of those decisions. The goal of NRMP is to improve the accessibility of monitoring efforts to resource managers to aid More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Fort Collins Science Center (FORT, Ft. Collins) | Format: URL
www.fort.usgs.gov — Natural Resource Monitoring Partnership (NRMP) is a collaborative effort by the natural resource management community to improve monitoring efforts in order to support effective evaluation and decision-making by sharing information on monitoring projects and protocols. The Natural Resource Monitoring Partnership was built for easy access to More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC, Corvallis) | Format: URL
fresc.usgs.gov — Prescribed fire and forest thinning is a management strategy that promotes the development of forest structure and composition similar to that present under a native fire regime. This research summary describes how FRESC researchers will address the effects of prescribed fire and forest thinning on the diversity, abundance, and habitat More...
Publisher: Other Federal Agency (Fish and Wildlife Service) | Format: URL
www.fws.gov — Mussel Conservation Activities are conducted in the upper Mississippi River. These activities include the genetic studies, mussel and cage cultures, and cleaning and stocking mussels. This resource, published by Fish and Wildlife Service, contains highlights of research done on mussels from 1982-2006.