Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science
Dive into the wonderful world of wetland science as we celebrate American Wetlands Month!
Dive into the wonderful world of wetland science as we celebrate American Wetlands Month!
USGS WARC Leads Offshore Expedition off Aleutian Islands
This effort will enhance our understanding of the Aleutian Islands' natural hazards, potential seabed minerals, and deep corals
This effort will enhance our understanding of the Aleutian Islands' natural hazards, potential seabed minerals, and deep corals
USGS WARC Science in the Gulf of America
Our ecosystems science center provides unbiased, actionable, and timely scientific information, expertise, and tools to support the management and restoration of natural resources on, in, and around the Gulf of America.
Our ecosystems science center provides unbiased, actionable, and timely scientific information, expertise, and tools to support the management and restoration of natural resources on, in, and around the Gulf of America.
USGS scientists find new relationships between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta
Study shows elevation gain can be a sign of wetland loss
Study shows elevation gain can be a sign of wetland loss
Citizen Scientist Helps USGS Confirm Unique Population of Threatened Turtle
Amphibians have one more thing to worry about - mercury - large USGS study shows
WARC scientists co-author recent publication assessing the presence of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S.
WARC scientists co-author recent publication assessing the presence of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S.
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
WARC conducts relevant and objective research, develops new approaches and technologies, and disseminates scientific information needed to understand, manage, conserve, and restore wetlands and other aquatic and coastal ecosystems and their associated plant and animal communities throughout the nation and the world.
News
EcoNews - Vol. 7 | Issue 3
EcoNews - Vol. 7 | Issue 3
Branching out: New study reveals when invasive pythons take to the trees
Branching out: New study reveals when invasive pythons take to the trees
A Tale of Two Islands and the Future of an Ocean Sentinel Seabird
A Tale of Two Islands and the Future of an Ocean Sentinel Seabird
Publications
Wading birds on a dynamic wetland landscape: A synthesis of individual-based modeling methodology Wading birds on a dynamic wetland landscape: A synthesis of individual-based modeling methodology
The decline in wading birds in their traditional colonial nesting grounds in the Everglades wetland during the twentieth century motivated a series of modeling efforts to understand the dependence of successful nesting by wading birds on the human-altered hydrology of the Everglades. Although habitat quality modeling has helped define the environmental characteristics necessary for...
Description of multiple cryptic species of Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionida) from the Mississippi Embayment and Gulf coastal rivers of North America Description of multiple cryptic species of Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionida) from the Mississippi Embayment and Gulf coastal rivers of North America
The freshwater mussel genus Obovaria (Bivalvia: Unionidae) has long been recognized as taxonomically challenging due to plastic shell morphology, historical misidentifications, and incomplete geographic sampling across the southeastern United States. Using an integrated approach combining shell morphology, comparative conchology, geographic distribution, and molecular phylogenetic...
Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management
Salt marshes provide critical ecosystem services yet face increasing threats from accelerated relative sea-level rise (SLR). The long-term persistence of these habitats depends on their ability to vertically accrete and laterally migrate into adjacent uplands. Predicting the location and viability of these future marsh corridors is therefore a primary challenge for coastal managers; one...