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Field Station Research Branch
Laverne Cleveland, Branch Chief
The Field Station Research Branch specializes in ecological and toxicological research and monitoring that is pertinent to natural resource issues in the Great Plains, Intermountain West, and Texas/Gulf Coast regions of the U.S. Scientific expertise at the Field Stations includes marine ecotoxicology and sediment toxicology; avian ecology; assessment of
organic and inorganic contaminant effects in native western fishes; Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (NRDAR) procedures; agricultural irrigation drainwater assessment; and assessment of endangered, native, and invasive fish species.
Capabilities include both laboratory and on-site field assessments, research and monitoring. Research and monitoring activities are conducted in collaboration with a wide array of federal, state, university, international, and non-governmental cooperators.
CERC FRS Fact Sheet
Texas/Gulf Coast Region
Corpus Christi: Texas Gulf Coast Field Research Station
--Conducts studies to determine the abundance and diversity of resident and migratory birds in south Texas.
Corpus Christi: Marine Ecotoxicology Research Station
--Conducts field and laboratory studies to assess the impacts of contaminants on marine and estuarine organisms. A primary focus of the station is the development and evaluation of methods used to assess the quality of estuarine sediments.
Great Plains Region
Yankton, South Dakota: Yankton Field Research Station --Addresses issues associated with surface mining, irrigation drainwater and agricultural activities. Major natural resources of concern are the wetlands associated with the prairie pothole region in the upper Midwest and plains states, endangered fish species in the Colorado basin, and forested aquatic habitats.
Intermountain West Region
Jackson, Wyoming: Jackson Field Research Station --Examines the influences of mining operations, energy exploration, energy development and production, acid deposition, and metals on fisheries and aquatic ecosystem health. Technical assistance and research support are provided to other DOI agencies and States in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR). Salmonid fisheries in the intermountain West and Alaska, and alpine lakes and streams in the Rocky Mountains are major resources of concern.
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