Biodiversity
Research Activities
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center scientists are currently conducting research
on a wide variety of scientific topics. To view and search Patuxent's projects
and other work by USGS staff, click on the following link: Research
Topics.
Long-Term Programs
Breeding
Bird Survey – Monitoring the status of breeding bird populations in
the United States and Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Service:
data, analyses, analytical software, information for participants
Museum
Collections – Acquisition and curation of scientific reference specimens
(in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution)
North
American Amphibian Monitoring Program - a collaborative effort among regional
partners and the USGS to monitor populations of vocal amphibians using a calling
survey technique
Northeast
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative - intensive, long-term monitoring
and related research on pond-breeding and stream-breeding amphibians on Department
of Interior lands throughout the northeastern United States
Resources and References
National Amphibian Atlas - county-based distribution
maps of all amphibians known to occur in the United States
National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Bird Conservation Node Mapping
Application – an interactive tool for creating customized distribution
and abundance maps at your scale of choice from various on-line bird databases
Patuxent’s
Plant List and Herbarium Collection
Population
Databases – Audubon
Christmas Bird Count Analysis 1959-1988, Avian
Point Counts, Breeding
Bird Census, Breeding
Bird Survey, Colonial Waterbirds,
Grassland Bird Home Page, Breeding
Bird Atlas Explorer (some features of these databases are password-protected)
Snake
Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographical Reference
Standard
Methods for Measuring Biodiversity – a series of manuals presenting
inventory and monitoring methods for various animal and plant taxa
Tadpoles
of the United States and Canada: A Tutorial and Key - A key for the tadpoles
of the United States and Canada features a different format and approach to
identifying frog larvae
Special Interest
Obsolete
English Names of North American Birds and their Modern Equivalents
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