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Population and community ecology

Interactions of a single species (population) or an association of different species (community) occupying a particular region, including their biotic and abiotic environments.

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Animal behavior (27 items)
Biodiversity (26 items)
Biogeography (73 items)
Community ecology (13 items)
Ecosystems (264 items)
Habitats (30 items)
Population dynamics (35 items)
Phenology (11 items)
Symbiosis (1 items)

Radar ecology (2 items)

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Contributions of the Conservation Reserve Program to populations of breeding birds in North Dakota [More info]: Assessment of the importance of the Conservation Reserve Program in preventing the decline of grassland breeding birds by preserving grassland habitats in North Dakota. Published as Wilson Bulletin v. 107 no. 4, pp. 709-718 (1995).
Current research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center [More info]: Search interface for current research activities at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, located in Maryland north of Washington DC
Fire ecology research [More info]: Study of wildland fire history and fire ecology such as plants in the Sierra Nevada forests, California shrublands, the Mojave, and Sonoran deserts to develop management techniques that will reduce hazards.
Forecasting the effects of land-use and climate change on wildlife communities and habitats in the lower Mississippi Valley [More info]: Describes the analytical process by which spatial scientific information contributes to forecasts and models in support of regional and local decision-making.
Forest and rangeland birds of the United States: natural history and habitat use [More info]: Catalog of bird species common to forest and rangeland habitats in the U.S. with natural histories including taxonomic information, range, and habitat descriptions to assist land managers in resource management. Text available as a *.zip file.
Genetic research for wildlife and fisheries management - A primer [More info]: Explains the types of genetic analysis we carry out, and how those methods help us understand biological populations so that people who manage those populations can devise effective strategies.
Grizzly bear and black bear ecology [More info]: Summaries of research projects on black bear and grizzly ecology and ecosystems supporting the populations and bibliography of related publications.
Macroinvertebrate and algal community sample collection methods and data collected at selected sites in the Eagle River watershed, Colorado, 2000-07 [More info]: Macroinvertebrate data collected by USGS or USFS from 73 sites from 2000 to 2007 and algal data collected from up to 26 sites between 2000 and 2001 in the Eagle River watershed, with emphasis on methods of sample collection and data processing.
Management and Research Applications of Long-range Surveillance Radar Data for Birds, Bats, and Flying Insects [More info]: Explains how radar can be used to measure the density, speed, direction, altitude, and location of flocks of animals in flight.
Microbial ecology of deep-water mid-Atlantic canyons [More info]: Plan for an upcoming study, at the microbiological scale, of the benthic communities (including corals) that reside in and around mid-Atlantic canyons, which are located at the edge of the continental shelf.

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