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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Catalogs and indexes,
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Data services,
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Ecosystem management,
Ecosystem monitoring,
Ecosystems,
Ecotoxicology,
Employment and volunteer opportunities,
Endangered species,
Estuarine ecosystems,
Field inventory and monitoring,
Field sampling,
Geospatial datasets,
Habitats,
Herpetology,
Human impacts,
Image collections,
Information technology methods,
Invasive species,
Laboratories,
Long-term ecological monitoring,
Maps and atlases,
Metamorphosis,
Migratory species,
News services,
Nonindigenous species,
Ornithology,
Plant and animal tagging,
Plants (organisms),
Population and community ecology,
Population dynamics,
Reports,
Science centers,
Scientific software,
Search services,
Sexing (plants & animals),
Sound recordings,
Systematics and taxonomy,
Terrestrial ecosystems,
Vegetation,
Vertebrates,
Videos,
Vocalization methods,
Wetland ecosystems,
Wetland functions,
Wildlife,
Wildlife biology,
Wildlife population management,
Coastal zones,
Drainage basins,
Ecological research sites,
Estuaries,
Wetlands
- Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative [More info]
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Homepage for the Dept. of the Interior's Initiative coordinated by the USGS, for amphibian (frogs, toads, salamanders and newts) monitoring, research, and conservation. Links to National Atlas for Amphibian Distribution, photos, and interactive map serve
- Available products of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center [More info]
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Available publications and products, order form and product archives of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
- Biological and ecotoxicological characteristics of terrestrial vertebrates residing in estuaries [More info]
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Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program is designed to assess and monitor the effects of environmental contaminants on biological resources with links to detailed information on specific species.
- Bird Point Count Database [More info]
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Perform custom searches for bird count and bird habitat data or enter your bird count and vegetation data.
- Breeding Bird Explorer [More info]
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Data management system for Breeding Bird Atlas projects in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in Vermont.
- Current research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center [More info]
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Search interface for current research activities at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, located in Maryland north of Washington DC
- History and natural history of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center [More info]
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Links to pages on the history and natural history of Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
- North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) [More info]
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North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a cooperative program that monitors the status and trends of North American bird populations. Includes files of results, analyses, route collection maps and raw data.
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center [More info]
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Core web page from America's first wildlife experiment station and a leading wildlife management refuge, the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland with links to projects, publications, library, contacts, and how to get there.
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center monitoring projects [More info]
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Biomonitoring projects studying the status and trends of the nation's environmental resources and programs studying amphibians and birds. Links to long-term programs, resources and references, and related links.
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center software archive [More info]
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Programs developed at Patuxent Research Center (PWRC) and elsewhere for the analysis of animal populations for wildlife biologists and managers with downloadable software, source, and users' manuals.
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Populations [More info]
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Descriptions of projects and resources on wildlife population ecology at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center with links to research activities, long-term programs, and resources and references.
- Patuxent bird population studies [More info]
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Links to ornithology programs at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, including large scale survey analysis of bird populations, research tools, datasets and analyses, bird identification, and seasonal bird lists.
- Patuxent plant list and herbarium collection [More info]
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List of plant specimens and photo gallery of plants in the collection of the herbarium at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, a reference collection of plants occurring in the area lying between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C.
- Patuxent's effects of ecological processes and human impacts on biological resources--invasive species [More info]
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List and brief abstracts on research projects on invasive species, the ecology of introduced species, and developing management strategies at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
- Pautuxent Wildlife Research Center - Wetlands and other communities [More info]
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List and brief abstracts on projects at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center researching wetland ecology and ecosystem management in Eastern United States.
- Resources for banders [More info]
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Links to bird banding manual, banding associations, equipment and suppliers, bibliography, band size lookup, recapture database, bander services, aging and sexing birds, longevity records, Canadian atlas of bird banding and other resources.
- The whooping crane report [More info]
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Report on the captive breeding program at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center to help save endangered whooping cranes. Site links to natural history information on whooping cranes, why they are endangered, cool facts on cranes, and a photo gallery.
- Tools for learning about birds [More info]
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Links to pictures, songs and identification of birds of the United States, Canada, and Central America plus seasonal bird maps and a quiz on birds.
- What's new at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Maryland) [More info]
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Links to news articles on scientific activities at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, located in Maryland, north of Washington DC.
- Contaminant exposure and effects--terrestrial vertebrates (CEE-TV) database [More info]
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The information provided in the CEE-TV database profiles available geo-referenced information on contaminant exposure and effects in terrestrial vertebrates along the U. S. coasts. The database utilizes Microsoft's Access 2000 for Windows.
- Bird Banding Laboratory: the North American Bird Banding Program [More info]
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Bird banding is used to study the movement, survival and behavior of birds. The Bird Banding Laboratory Site has links to the value, procedure and history of bird banding, how to report bird bands (English & Spanish), and resources for birders.
- Duckdata: a bibliographic data base of North American waterfowl (Anatidae) and their wetland habitat [More info]
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Comprehensive bibliography on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. Facilitates searching or downloading as *.zip files and use with ProCite utility.
- North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) [More info]
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The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) is a long-term monitoring program designed to track the status and trends of frog and toad populations with links to data access, protocol, and how to volunteer as an observer.
- Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter [More info]
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A presentation of bird photographs, songs, identification tips, distribution maps, and life history information for North American birds, and a forum for commentary and discussion on birds.
- Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: a tutorial and key [More info]
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Key and tutorial to identify species of tadpoles from North America with color photographs.
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