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CBI - Biological Characterization: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a standardized reference for the scientific names, synonyms, and common names of all the plants and animals of North America and the surrounding oceans. This Internet database is used by scientists, resource managers, educators and students, museum curators, conservationists, and the interested More...

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Identification and Thermal Requirements of Larval Pacific, River, and Western Brook Lampreys, and Thermal Requirements of Early Life History Stages of Lampreys

The U.S. Department of Energy's Benneville Power Administration proposes to address two fundamental aspects of lamprey biology by describing diagnostic characters of egg and larval stages of Pacific, river, and western brook lampreys, preparing a meristic and morphometric identification key, and developing molecular techniques suitable for More...

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National Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP)

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...

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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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