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Scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center have conducted research on waterfowl species (ducks, geese, and swans) in Alaska since the 1970s. Because Alaska is an international crossroads of migratory bird flyways, with millions of birds from Asia and North America breeding in Alaska each summer, USGS research has also taken place in adjacent countries (Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico) and in the lower 48-states and Hawaii.
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The main objectives of the USGS Alaska Science Center waterfowl research program are to:
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Wildlife Biologist Vijay Patil explores the effects of climate change and shifting seasons on Arctic-nesting waterfowl.
Wildlife Biologist Vijay Patil explores the effects of climate change and shifting seasons on Arctic-nesting waterfowl.
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska 2013.
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska 2013.
A male spectacled eider following implantation of a satellite transmitter in the Colville River delta in June 2009. After breeding numbers of spectacled eiders, a large sea duck, declined by 96 percent at a primary breeding area in Alaska, the species was listed as threatened.
A male spectacled eider following implantation of a satellite transmitter in the Colville River delta in June 2009. After breeding numbers of spectacled eiders, a large sea duck, declined by 96 percent at a primary breeding area in Alaska, the species was listed as threatened.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.
The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.
Scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center have conducted research on waterfowl species (ducks, geese, and swans) in Alaska since the 1970s. Because Alaska is an international crossroads of migratory bird flyways, with millions of birds from Asia and North America breeding in Alaska each summer, USGS research has also taken place in adjacent countries (Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico) and in the lower 48-states and Hawaii.
Return to Ecosystems >> Terrestrial Ecosystems
The main objectives of the USGS Alaska Science Center waterfowl research program are to:
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Wildlife Biologist Vijay Patil explores the effects of climate change and shifting seasons on Arctic-nesting waterfowl.
Wildlife Biologist Vijay Patil explores the effects of climate change and shifting seasons on Arctic-nesting waterfowl.
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska 2013.
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska 2013.
A male spectacled eider following implantation of a satellite transmitter in the Colville River delta in June 2009. After breeding numbers of spectacled eiders, a large sea duck, declined by 96 percent at a primary breeding area in Alaska, the species was listed as threatened.
A male spectacled eider following implantation of a satellite transmitter in the Colville River delta in June 2009. After breeding numbers of spectacled eiders, a large sea duck, declined by 96 percent at a primary breeding area in Alaska, the species was listed as threatened.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.
The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.