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A picture is worth a thousand words. Take a look at some images capturing science activities at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
Aidan Ford, a citizen-scientist, holds up two juvenile Ringed Map Turtles during fieldwork with the U.S. Geological Survey, on May 5, 2023 on the Bouge Falaya river, in Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
Aidan Ford, a citizen-scientist, holds up two juvenile Ringed Map Turtles during fieldwork with the U.S. Geological Survey, on May 5, 2023 on the Bouge Falaya river, in Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
David Boyd (LSU) with a tilapia, Oreochromis sp. (Credit: Madison Sinopoli, LSU)
David Boyd (LSU) with a tilapia, Oreochromis sp. (Credit: Madison Sinopoli, LSU)
Lafayette Conservation Corps visit WARC to learn about coastal prairie restoration.
Lafayette Conservation Corps visit WARC to learn about coastal prairie restoration.
Dorothy Sifuentes (Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center) discusses how tags are used to track movement and behavior of several aquatic imperiled species, like sea turtles. For more than 10 years, the St.
Dorothy Sifuentes (Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center) discusses how tags are used to track movement and behavior of several aquatic imperiled species, like sea turtles. For more than 10 years, the St.
Emily Wei (SPCMSC), Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC), and Kayla Morningstar (WARC) prepare for a fun day of public outreach about USGS invasive species research at the St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.
Emily Wei (SPCMSC), Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC), and Kayla Morningstar (WARC) prepare for a fun day of public outreach about USGS invasive species research at the St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.
Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC) holds up a bony scute from a Gulf Sturgeon at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.
Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC) holds up a bony scute from a Gulf Sturgeon at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.
Caitlin Beaver (WARC) explains how environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to study invasive and imperiled species while at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.
Caitlin Beaver (WARC) explains how environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to study invasive and imperiled species while at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.
Fig 2. Overview of the coastal vegetation type products by mapping vegetation using National Agriculture Imagery Program within Google Earth Engine and fusing these data to national land use/land cover products. The example land use/land cover product shown here is the 10-m beta version of NOAA’s Coastal Change Assessment Program maps.
Fig 2. Overview of the coastal vegetation type products by mapping vegetation using National Agriculture Imagery Program within Google Earth Engine and fusing these data to national land use/land cover products. The example land use/land cover product shown here is the 10-m beta version of NOAA’s Coastal Change Assessment Program maps.
Map of the Aleutian Arc showing active volcanoes along the arc and back arc. The arc and associated islands are prospective for hydrothermal mineral formation. Source: Gartman et al. (2022).
Map of the Aleutian Arc showing active volcanoes along the arc and back arc. The arc and associated islands are prospective for hydrothermal mineral formation. Source: Gartman et al. (2022).
Inter-dune habitat with a mix of coastal scrub, bare ground, and grass vegetation, on Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL. The foredune (in background) separates the inter-dune habitat from beach habitat (not visible) behind the foredune.
Inter-dune habitat with a mix of coastal scrub, bare ground, and grass vegetation, on Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL. The foredune (in background) separates the inter-dune habitat from beach habitat (not visible) behind the foredune.
As part of the Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) 2022 expedition, researchers aboard NOAA's R/V Bell M. Shimada prepare to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
As part of the Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) 2022 expedition, researchers aboard NOAA's R/V Bell M. Shimada prepare to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
As part of the Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) 2022 expedition, a researcher aboard NOAA's R/V Bell M. Shimada prepares to deploy a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensor array.
As part of the Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) 2022 expedition, a researcher aboard NOAA's R/V Bell M. Shimada prepares to deploy a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensor array.
Figure 2. Nesting Brown Pelicans within established mangrove habitat on the northern portion of Breton Island, summer 2022.
Figure 2. Nesting Brown Pelicans within established mangrove habitat on the northern portion of Breton Island, summer 2022.
Our coasts, the most familiar part of the ocean are the gateway to the larger deeper ocean world. USGS studies processes and hazards in the coastal zone and how they affect people, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Our coasts, the most familiar part of the ocean are the gateway to the larger deeper ocean world. USGS studies processes and hazards in the coastal zone and how they affect people, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Our coasts, the most familiar part of the ocean are the gateway to the larger deeper ocean world. USGS studies processes and hazards in the coastal zone and how they affect people, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Our coasts, the most familiar part of the ocean are the gateway to the larger deeper ocean world. USGS studies processes and hazards in the coastal zone and how they affect people, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Cayla Morningstar (USGS) and Howard Jelks (USGS) show off a walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, during the March 2022 Fish Slam. Photo credit USGS
Cayla Morningstar (USGS) and Howard Jelks (USGS) show off a walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, during the March 2022 Fish Slam. Photo credit USGS
This photo, taken by teenager Aidan Ford in 2021 of a Ringed Map Turtle near Covington, Louisiana, led to the conformation of a second, previously-unknown population of the species. (Photo courtesy of Aidan Ford).
This photo, taken by teenager Aidan Ford in 2021 of a Ringed Map Turtle near Covington, Louisiana, led to the conformation of a second, previously-unknown population of the species. (Photo courtesy of Aidan Ford).
A map showing North America's tropical-to-temperate transition zone. Red, orange, and yellow depict the more tropical zones, and blues depict the more temperate zones, based on to the coldest recorded temperature for each area between 1980 and 2009.
A map showing North America's tropical-to-temperate transition zone. Red, orange, and yellow depict the more tropical zones, and blues depict the more temperate zones, based on to the coldest recorded temperature for each area between 1980 and 2009.
Winter temperature extremes control the distributions of subtropical fishes. Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), aggregate at a spring in northern Florida during winter. Snook are warm saltwater game fish, common in Florida, that have been moving further northward as extreme cold spells become less frequent and less intense.
Winter temperature extremes control the distributions of subtropical fishes. Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), aggregate at a spring in northern Florida during winter. Snook are warm saltwater game fish, common in Florida, that have been moving further northward as extreme cold spells become less frequent and less intense.
Shortspine Thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus). Also known as rockfish. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries.
Shortspine Thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus). Also known as rockfish. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries.