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Organism groupings (non-taxonomic)
Used for categories of living organisms that are not taxonomic and that include species from more than one taxonomic group.
Subtopics:
Biota (11 items)
Consumers (organisms) (7 items)
Decomposers (1 items)
Endangered species (13 items)
Game species (2 items)
Keystone species (1 items)
Macroinvertebrates (3 items)
Migratory species (12 items)
Native species (5 items)
Nonindigenous species (44 items)
Plankton (3 items)
Pollinators (5 items)
Shellfish (5 items)
Vegetation (29 items)
Wildlife (25 items)
Benthos (1 items)
Microbes (1 items)
Nuisance species (1 items)
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Bird Point Count Database [New Window]
Perform custom searches for bird count and bird habitat data or enter your bird count and vegetation data.
PDF Born of fire: restoring sagebrush steppe [New Window]
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center: fact sheet in Adobe PDF about the studies to restore sagebrush steppe
PDF Buck Island Reef National Monument Sea Turtle Research Program: Sea turtle nesting research & monitoring protocols manual [New Window]
Manual for research program on the nesting habits of sea turtles of the Virgin Islands, with descriptions of species, nesting behavior, observation methods, record keeping, tagging, and tissue sample collection. (PDF file, 121 pp.)
Burrowing owl winter ecology and use of artificial burrows in South Texas [New Window]
Experimental use of artificial burrows in south Texas to help in conservation of the migratory burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) that breed in dry grasslands using animal burrows.
California Information Node (CAIN) [New Window]
California Information NODE (CAIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure collects data and information resources critical to the study of California's diverse ecosystems, with an initial emphasis on invasive species issues.
Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Information Node (CSWGCIN) [New Window]
Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Information Node (CSWGCIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a gateway to biological information on Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico Coast.
Changing patterns in the number of species in North American floras [New Window]
A chapter of the publication: Land Use History of North America on general patterns of plant species diversity in North America that shows how these patterns have changed over time.
Characterization of macroalgal epiphytes on Thalassia testudinum in Tampa Bay, Florida [New Window]
Identification of epiphytes (plants obtaining moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and usually living on another plant) on seaweed in Tampa Bay, Florida. Abstract of symposium presentation with photos.
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.
Coastal Prairie Research Program, National Wetlands Research Center [New Window]
Coverage of the Coastal Prairie Ecology Research (CPER) Team, National Wetlands Research Center, providing scientific information to aid the conservation, management, and restoration of ecosystems in the greater coastal prairie region.
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