Products and Publications

• Publications
• Data, Maps, and Media
• Other Resources

Data, Maps, and Media

The U.S. Geological Survey provides a wealth of resources, including databases, maps, and bibliographies, to improve the understanding of the Nation's ecosystems. Listed below are samples of USGS online resources about fire, wetlands, savannas, and other ecosystem-related subjects.

Databases

• Wetland Values Database (NWRC)

Decision Support Systems

• Acadia National Park Nutrient Load and Estuarine Response Decision Support System (PWRC, UMESC)
• Middle Mississippi River Decision Support System (UMESC)

Images

• USGS Repeat Photography Project: Glacier National Park, MT - photo archives of landscape change at Glacier National Mark, Montana, for viewing and downloading (NoROCK)

Maps

• Digitized Range Maps for Modern Plants of the Southwest (SBSC)
• National Wetlands Research Center Spatial Analysis Branch Digital Library (NWRC)

Subject Bibliographies

• Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography (NPWRC)
• Riparian Communities and Related Topics (NPWRC)
• Savanna Restoration Bibliography (NPWRC)
• Wetland Restoration Bibliography (NPWRC, in collaboration with FORT)

Teachers' Resources

• Epiphytes and Forest Management (funded by FRESC)
• Fragile Fringe: A Guide for Teaching about Coastal Wetlands (NWRC)