...Developing and disseminating science-based information and tools needed for understanding the Nation’s biological resources in support of effective decision making.
Located on the University of New Mexico main campus in Albuquerque, the Arid Lands Field Station is a satellite office of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey. Staff members work in two nearby buildings, Castetter Hall (Biology) and CERIA (Museum of Southwestern Biology).
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The biological data available from various radar technologies offer a unique opportunity to learn more about the distribution patterns, flight characteristics, and habitat use of migratory birds, bats, and insects. FORT ecologist Janet Ruth and partners are using Doppler and other radar technologies to further their understanding of bird and bat migration for addressing associated conservation concerns. The partners have formed a coalition to coordinate their radar-related research and work together to develop the suite of products needed for conservation of birds and bats. A new Web site serves as a "go to" site for radar biology information. The Web site presents information from a recent interagency radar workshop, including proceedings; it also describes research underway and provides bibliographies, links, publications, and other products on the topic.
Radar Technology: A Tool for Understanding Migratory “Aerofauna”
More Arid Lands Field Station Headlines
Publications: Development and evaluation of geochemical methods for the sourcing of archaeological maize
Seasonal passerine migratory movements over the arid Southwest
Late-seasonal activity and diet of the evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) in Nebraska
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