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Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources: Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems. The report identifies strategies to protect the environment as these changes occur. The report finds that climate change can increase the impact of More...

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Landscape Effects of Fire Frequency and Severity on Boreal Alaskan Landscapes

Experts believe that catastrophic damage from wildland fire probably will continue to increase across the nation and large fires in recent years have caused concern with land managers as to how to better assess the impacts of fire on landscapes. This is especially true for Alaska's boreal region, where fire frequency, size, and severity appear to More...

  • Image of a boreal landscape with burn severity

Conservation Genetics: Mammals

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

  • Underwater view of a manatee in Crystal River, Florida