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Specimen collecting
Taking of samples from the environment for study.
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Information on fossils and fossil collecting [New Window]
Links to general interest publications, special references, and other sources for fossil and fossil collecting information.
Biosolids, Animal Manure, and Earthworms: Is There a Connection? [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--how household contaminants accumulate in and effect the environment
Climate-Driven Ocean Changes Affect Estuaries [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--Pacific Ocean cooling triggers phytoplankton blooms in San Francisco Bay.
Detecting Amphibian-Killing Fungus Helps Scientists Study Amphibian Declines [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--a new method to track down amphibian disease in the environment.
Earthworms of North Dakota [New Window]
Species maps, aggregate map, earthworm diagram, species photos, and bibliography of earthworm species found in North Dakota
Electronic Natural History Museum (ENHM): the world of natural history on your computer [New Window]
The Electronic Natural History Museum Project is a collaborative effort among government agencies, natural history collections and museums, and universities for providing access to data on specimens in natural history museum collections.
Field manual of wildlife diseases: general field procedures and diseases of birds [New Window]
Manual listing field procedures for bird specimen collecting, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases, biotoxins, chemical toxins, common and scientific names of birds, and glossary. Manual can be downloaded or viewed in PDF format.
Oculina Bank - geology of a deep-water coral reef habitat off Florida [New Window]
Brief report on sidescan sonar data, sediment sampling, and submersible and video photography studies of destruction of deep-water coral pinnacles where fish spawn off east-central Florida in the Oculina Bank in order to restore and protect the habitat.
Vegetation sampling and classification of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove and Mount Le Conte quadrangles): final report [New Window]
Report of a pilot study to classify vegetation communities in parts of the Smoky Mountains National Park by sampling vegetation in selected areas with information on field methods and data analysis and lists of communities identified.


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