Leetown Science Center (LSC)

The Leetown Science Center (LSC) focuses on the mammals, amphibians, fish and aquatic invertebrates of the eastern United States, in areas including the Chesapeake Bay, Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachians and Great Lakes basin. The center works extensively in the restoration of aquatic species and ecosystems, specializing in topics such as fish and coral health and disease, environmental contaminants, and fish passage engineering.

11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Phone: 304-724-4400
Fax: 304-724-4410
http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/

Samples of Ecosystems-related research at LSC:

• Development of Molecular Genetic Markers to Study the Genetics of Scleractinian Corals in Relationship to Coral Disease and Reef Resilience (also related to Coral Reefs)

• Diseases of Coral and Coral Reef Fishes (also related to Coral Reefs)

• Phylogeography and Population Genetic Structure of the Deep-Sea Coral Lophelia pertusa (also related to Coral Reefs)
  
  

	More Research Samples from: Contaminant Biology Program Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources Program Invasive Species Program Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program