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Research focuses on the effects of contaminants, pesticides, agricultural chemicals, metals, and other environmental stressors on fish and wildlife. The primary species of concern are aquatic and raptorial birds, bats, small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The Brazos Field Research Station (BFRS) of the Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) provides leadership and scientific information for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by addressing regional, national and international environmental contaminant issues, and assessing effects of habitat alteration on terrestrial ecosystems. This includes floodplains, coastal habitats, wetlands, and upland habitats. As part of the Biological Resources Division (BRD) and the CERC, BFRS fulfills its mission by developing and maintaining partnerships with Texas A&M University, with other scientific entities, and with the Department of Interior's natural resource management agencies.
The BFRS works cooperatively with team members from CERC and with faculty and graduate students of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in research areas represented by the branch structure of the CERC including toxicology, ecology, biochemistry and physiology, environmental chemistry, ecogeography, and information technology.
The BFRS, as a field station of CERC, conducts ecotoxicological field research and provides technical assistance to meet the goals of the USGS. BFRS' focus on ecological and ecotoxicological capabilities provides a broad foundation from which to address current and emerging natural resource issues.
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