Status and Trends

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Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources, vols. 1-2

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Mammals

Marine

Oceans & Seas

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Agricultural Practice (Impacts)

Threatened and Endangered Species

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Bat Research in California
Bats reduce the need for chemical pesticides. Bats normally eat about half their weight in flying insects each night. Most species of North American bats feed on flying insects, including mosquitoes. A single little brown bat can eat as many as 600 small insects in an hour. Some of the largest colonies of Mexican free-tailed bats consume more than 100 tons of insects during spring and summer nights.

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Using Demography and Movement Behavior to Predict Range Expansion of the Southern Sea Otter

Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: URL

www.werc.usgs.gov — Management agencies are interested in the development of a realistic predictive model of the southern sea otter population recovery and range expansion into southern California, as this would facilitate the informed assessment of potential impacts of sea otters on important industries (e.g., fisheries, eco-tourism), potential negative effects of More...

National Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP)

Publisher: NBII | Format: URL

www.nbii.gov — 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...

National Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP) Newsletter

Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Fort Collins Science Center (FORT, Ft. Collins) | Format: URL

www.fort.usgs.gov — 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...