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Scientists from West Virginia University, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, U.S. Forest Service, and USGS co-authored a book chapter on conservation status...

Behavior of young birds can have important consequences for population dynamics. To study movements and habitat associations of white-tailed sea...

Land management practices often directly alter vegetation structure and composition, but the degree to which ecological processes such as herbivory...

Assessments of restoration effectiveness in riparian areas depend on quality monitoring data, which can be both expensive and difficult to collect. 

The Cosumnes River watershed has seasonal, non-point source hotspots for total mercury and methylmercury production, which discharge to the Sacramento...

In a study led by the USGS, researchers developed a framework to infer inbreeding rates of Northern Spotted Owls when incomplete parentage information...

In the western U.S., big sagebrush ecosystems provide habitat for about 350 species of conservation concern, but are sensitive to disturbance and are...

Forty years of snake and lizard surveys help scientists understand the consequences of invasive species, wildfires, and other environmental stressors...

Lead exposure in wildlife is a widespread management and conservation concern. Low-cost, portable lead analyzers have improved access and cost...

Avian trichomonosis, caused by the protozoan Trichomonas gallinae, is an infectious disease affecting birds worldwide, and is usually fatal in...