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 Perennial grasses growing between and around woody shrubs in the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico. Deserts revert to perennial grasses
Climate changes encourage shift from shrubs to grasses
 Cover of AR magazine. Link to digital version. USDA's science magazine
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 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Link to story. USDA Unveils New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
 Link to Science for Kids story. Science for Kids
Know Your Nematodes
 Scientist talks to college students Come work with us
Career paths from agronomy to zoology.
 Link to ARS Timeline. ARS Timeline: History of Research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Agricultural Research Service

 
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