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Geolocator Tags Tested on Wisconsin Common Loons

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are evaluating a new way of monitoring movements and behavior of common loons. Miniature archival geolocator tags were attached to 18 adult common loons in northern Wisconsin this past summer.

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Conservation Genetics: Fish

This page presents samples of genetics and genomics research from the USGS Biological Resources Discipline about the conservation genetics of fish.

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Community Structure and Adaptive Strategies of Fungi in Geothermal Soils

There are approximately 500,000 abandoned mines in the western US. Collectively, these mines pollute rivers, streams, and western reservoirs with millions of tons of metals annually that degrade aquatic habitat and water used by humans for drinking, recreation, and irrigation. However, there is great potential in decreasing or eliminating the flow More...

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