Map of the continental United States detailing the amount of LRC specimens collected from each state as of 12/1/2023. The specimens are split up between the amount collected from the pilot study and non-pilot study with the total count of 1,109 specimens collected.
Multimedia
Images
Lepidoptera Research Collection Map
Map of the continental United States detailing the amount of LRC specimens collected from each state as of 12/1/2023. The specimens are split up between the amount collected from the pilot study and non-pilot study with the total count of 1,109 specimens collected.
Figure 1 from Kramer and Puls (2023)
Location of continuous real-time water-quality monitoring sites and land use in the Cheney Reservoir drainage basin, south-central Kansas.
Location of continuous real-time water-quality monitoring sites and land use in the Cheney Reservoir drainage basin, south-central Kansas.
Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC)
A Citizen Science Flyer requesting people to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers to help begin a USGS Scientific Collection to further research related to the decline of insect populations.
A Citizen Science Flyer requesting people to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers to help begin a USGS Scientific Collection to further research related to the decline of insect populations.
Lepidoptera Research Collection Specimens
Specimens from a USGS Lepidoptera Research Collection stored at the Kansas WSC Organic Geochemistry Reseearch Laboratory. Specimens are received as part of a Citizen Science effort to establish a collection to further insect research.
Specimens from a USGS Lepidoptera Research Collection stored at the Kansas WSC Organic Geochemistry Reseearch Laboratory. Specimens are received as part of a Citizen Science effort to establish a collection to further insect research.
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Image of pipettors used in the laboratory. Pipettes are stored on charging docking stations.
Image of pipettors used in the laboratory. Pipettes are stored on charging docking stations.
OGRL Instrument Room
Image shows equipment for analysis of targeted and non-targeted organic contaminants at the OGRL located at the KS WSC.
Image shows equipment for analysis of targeted and non-targeted organic contaminants at the OGRL located at the KS WSC.
Videos
National Liaison Committee Meeting: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
In this video, three speakers explain U.S. Geological Survey research on harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the nutrients that cause these toxic emerald-green blooms in the Nation’s lakes, reservoirs, and coastal waters.
In this video, three speakers explain U.S. Geological Survey research on harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the nutrients that cause these toxic emerald-green blooms in the Nation’s lakes, reservoirs, and coastal waters.