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A long-term assessment of ecosystem resilience in a protected grassland in the southwest US Canyonlands

In a rare, never-grazed, and undisturbed grassland in the southwest US, researchers conducted a multi-decadal study to assess how a protected...

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SBSC hosts visiting scientist from México for international research collaboration

The Southwest Biological Science Center is pleased to be hosting an expert on Méxican turtle ecology. Dr. Rodrigo Macip-Rios is a professor at the...

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Bats, Bugs, and Boaters: Bat activity along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon is determined by the availability of aquatic flies

In a study published by Journal of Wildlife Management, the USGS, US National Park Service, and US Forest Service collaborated with commercial and...

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Listen in: Three podcasts about the Rio Grande with David Dean

Marfa Public Radio's Nature Notes conducted three interviews with SBSC’s Dave Dean about the Rio Grande in Big Bend. These are published online as...

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Archaeological sites in Grand Canyon National Park eroding following six decades of Glen Canyon Dam operations

The majority of archaeological sites in the Grand Canyon National Park, Colorado River corridor were created by ancestors of Native Americans who...

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A decade of research reveals best practices to control highly invasive nonnative buffelgrass in the desert Southwest

In a study published in Invasive Plant Science and Management, the USGS, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the National Park Service (NPS) evaluated a...

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RESEARCH BRIEF: Lessons from five years of RestoreNet

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest to inform land management. Since 2017, we have...

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SBSC’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center Adds Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Dish to Historic Grand Canyon Sediment Gaging Station

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite telemetry is an emerging technology that shows promise for improving both USGS scientist and stakeholder access to...

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Global vegetation decline is linked with multiple climate extremes

A study led by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, USGS, and colleagues found that 70% of extreme vegetation declines are linked with five...

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Injuries and abnormalities of the southwestern pond turtle in the Mojave River of California

A USGS study examined adult southwestern pond turtles, a CA Species of Special Concern, at study sites along the Mojave River in California during...

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Research directions to aid in Colorado Plateau restoration during the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

In a Restoration Ecology paper, early-career restoration scientists provide promising areas of research that are aligned with UN Decade on Ecosystem...

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SBSC’s restoration research featured in the 2023 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released their 2023 “Assessment of Native Seeds Needs and the Capacity for Their...

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