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Here are news articles about the Southwest Biological Science Center's research and activities. 

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Food Web Dynamics Influence Mercury Movement in Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Food Web Dynamics Influence Mercury Movement in Colorado River, Grand Canyon

A new study describes how food web dynamics influence the movement of mercury throughout the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. This new research...

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Plant Genetics Informing Restoration in the West

Plant Genetics Informing Restoration in the West

Three recently published papers by the Southwest Biological Science Center illustrate how genetics can aid in plant restoration efforts in the arid...

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Secret, pristine grassland provides scientists precious insight into how undisturbed ecosystems function

Secret, pristine grassland provides scientists precious insight into how undisturbed ecosystems function

Southwest Biological Science Center and National Park Service personnel were featured in a KSL TV story about a protected, ungrazed, and semi-pristine...

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RESEARCH BRIEF: Cost- benefit analysis of vegetation removal + seeding

RESEARCH BRIEF: Cost- benefit analysis of vegetation removal + seeding

Weighing costs relative to outcomes: woody and invasive plant removal followed by seeding in shrublands and woodlands.

New study by RAMPS...

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Tips for Dryland Restoration - Spring 2020

Tips for Dryland Restoration - Spring 2020

This season's edition of the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest Newsletter contains recent program highlights including...

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Small-Scale Water Deficits After Wildfires Create Long-Lasting Ecological Impacts

Small-Scale Water Deficits After Wildfires Create Long-Lasting Ecological Impacts

Moisture deficit affects ecological processes and land management interventions, such as restoration of native vegetation. 

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USGS Press Release: Plant age drives mortality, reproductive success and population dynamics

USGS Press Release: Plant age drives mortality, reproductive success and population dynamics

A USGS press release was published today highlighting a paper describing possible limitations of big sagebrush restoration in the American West after...

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Why Sagebrush Re-establishment After Fire is so Difficult

Why Sagebrush Re-establishment After Fire is so Difficult

Big sagebrush ecosystems are particularly sensitive to wildfires and life history information on big sagebrush is scarce and vital for restoration...

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SBSC Research on Barred and Spotted Owls Covered by Ecological Society of America

SBSC Research on Barred and Spotted Owls Covered by Ecological Society of America

The Ecological Society of America put out a press release on a paper that investigated the relative importance of barred owl competition and habitat...

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Vegetation Recovery on Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Sites is Variable on Colorado Plateau

Vegetation Recovery on Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Sites is Variable on Colorado Plateau

Recovery of vegetation on plugged and abandoned oil and gas well sites on the Colorado Plateau is influenced by time, moisture, nonnative plants and...

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Where Have All the Turtles Gone, and Why Should We Care?

Where Have All the Turtles Gone, and Why Should We Care?

A recently published paper on the global status of turtles and their ecological roles generated quite a bit of media interest.

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Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change

Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change

Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate...

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