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National Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP) Newsletter

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...

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Research Natural Areas of Southern Oregon: Amphibians

An overview of research that defines the distribution and habitat requirements of amphibians and reptiles in southern Oregon, mostly in old-growth forests or alpine habitats. Includes links to USGS publications resulting from this research.

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Frogwatch USA

Frogwatch USA website is a long-term frog and toad monitoring program managed by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the United States Geological Survey. This resource provides valuable information about frog and toad distributions, population trends at individual wetlands, and yearly patterns of frog and toad breeding activity.

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Survey Design and Behavioral Ecology of Lapland Longspurs in Northern Alaska

Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) are a common breeding passerine on the tundra of northern Alaska and throughout the holarctic. This study has two components: the design of an area census survey method for Lapland longspurs with applicability to other highly visible species in open habitats, and 2) the description and quantification of the More...

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Deep Water Science Project, Great Lakes

The USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) has a long history of significant contributions to the understanding of aquatic resources in the Great The main focus of the Center's research is on the long-term dynamics of native and non-native aquatic species and the sustainability of Great Lakes fisheries. Since the Center was established, the fish More...

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Ecological Assessment of Seleniferous Agricultural Drainwater on Fish Inhabiting the Grassland Water District and Adjacent Reaches of the San Joaquin River

Aquatic environments have been highly altered in California's Central Valley due to changes in hydrology caused by human development. The purpose of this study is to better understand the extent to which the Grassland Bypass Project (GBP) in the Central Valley of California has altered environmental conditions for fishes in Salt and Mud sloughs More...

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Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants

Where nonnative plant species have invaded wildlands or have potential to invade, fire may influence their abundance and the effects of the nonnative species on native plant communities. USGS scientists and colleagues have contributed chapters to a volume that synthesizes scientific information regarding wildland fire and nonnative invasive plant More...

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SLAMM-View Web-Mapping Application

SLAMM-View is a web browser-based mapping application, designed to facilitate the comparison of the results from different dates and sea-level rise scenarios. The Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) simulates the dominant processes involved in wetland conversions and shoreline modifications during long-term sea level rise. Map distributions More...

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USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Library: Searchable Database & Electronic Resources

The National Wetlands Research Center provides a list of links to searchable databases and electronic resources related to Wetlands research at numerous government agencies such as EPA, DTIC, Energy, Forest Service. Links include access to data and information on the nation's biological resources: APIRS Online, the database of aquatic, wetland More...

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Response of Coastal Ecosystems to Sea-Level Rise: Assessing Wetland Elevation Changes, Potential for Submergence, and Management Options

This information will aid in predicting the effects of sea-level rise on coastal wetlands and developing best management practices to minimize sea-level rise effects. This project hopes to establish a comprehensive geographic network, the Advance Warning Network, of elevation monitoring sites on Federal coastal wetlands to give an advance warning More...

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