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Field sampling

Collecting pieces or specimens or making measurements or observations at determined intervals or areas. Results may be used as representative of the whole research area or population.

Subtopics:
Animal tracking (13 items)
Capturing (animals) (20 items)
Drilling and coring (20 items)
Plant and animal tagging (7 items)
Plot sampling (2 items)
Sexing (plants & animals) (3 items)
Specimen collecting (21 items)
Transect sampling (1 items)
Trenching (1 items)
Water sampling (51 items)

Fish inventories (10 items)

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Acid Rain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia [More info]: Explains acidity and acid rain and how it affects aquatic organisms. Describes the effect of acid rain on this national park, identifying areas that are at greater or lesser risk from acid rain.
Agricultural chemicals [More info]: Overview of the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program role in investigating the occurrence and fate of agricultural chemicals with links to investigations, headlines, on-line fact sheets, new publications, bibliographies and photo gallery.
Amargosa Desert research site [More info]: Online reports, site description and photographs of the Amargosa Desert research site monitoring low level radioactive waste.
Apoidea -- Bees and Sphecid Wasps [More info]: Guide to the identification, biology, and ecology of bees and sphecid wasps, mostly in eastern North America.
Application of environmental DNA for inventory and monitoring of aquatic species [More info]: Using genetic analysis of organic material found in aquatic environments it is possible to detect the presence of organisms without necessarily observing or capturing individuals. Explains terms, methods, and prospective utility of this approach.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, petroleum assessment, 1998, including economic analysis [More info]: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) 1002 area's petroleum resource assessment. Text available in PDF and HTML formats.
Arsenic in ground water of the United States [More info]: Information on arsenic in United States ground water largely as a result of minerals dissolving from weathered rocks and soils. Includes links to publications, data, maps, and links to other sites with information on arsenic.
Assessing the vulnerability of public-supply wells to contamination--Edwards aquifer near San Antonio, Texas [More info]: Well vulnerability results from the young age of groundwater. Karst features permit contaminants to move into the aquifer easily, leading to a well mixed aquifer; geochemical processes do not degrade contaminants quickly.
Assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the Autauga Creek watershed, Autauga County, Alabama, 2009 [More info]: Previous analysis showed this area to have reduced macroinvertebrate biodiversity, an important measure of ecosystem health. New observations indicate that conditions have improved; report includes methods and results of sampling.
Avian Influenza: Information and on-going research at the USGS Alaska Science Center [More info]: Maps and information about potential spread of avian influenza in migratory birds in Alaska. Includes descriptions and photos of the waterfowl that are being monitored.

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