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USGS Friday's Findings - September 27, 2024

USGS Friday's Findings - September 27, 2024

Title:  Sea Otter Science - Cross-Regional, Collaborative Conservation Research 

Date:  September 27, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am...

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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Predicting the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Using Animal Movement Data

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Predicting the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Using Animal Movement Data

A recent study published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases uses GPS tracking data from wild waterfowl to predict the location and...

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Benthic Invertebrate Response to Estuarine Marsh Restoration at the Nisqually River Delta

Benthic Invertebrate Response to Estuarine Marsh Restoration at the Nisqually River Delta

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluates the response of benthic invertebrates to the largest...

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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Understanding Mercury’s Effects on Birds

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Understanding Mercury’s Effects on Birds

In a recent study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, USGS researchers have derived new mercury toxicity reference values and...

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USGS biologists selected as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2023 Recovery Champions

USGS biologists selected as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2023 Recovery Champions

The USFWS Recovery Champion awards recognized USGS researchers Robert Fisher, Adam Backlin, and Elizabeth Gallegos for their work in advancing the...

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USGS-led Study: Sediment Management is Key to Preserving Puget Sound's Estuarine Habitats

USGS-led Study: Sediment Management is Key to Preserving Puget Sound's Estuarine Habitats

Rising sea levels and ongoing anthropogenic development continue to threaten estuaries worldwide. New research conducted by USGS alongside state...

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Re-establishing Waterbird Breeding Colonies in San Francisco Bay

Re-establishing Waterbird Breeding Colonies in San Francisco Bay

Learn more about how our partners are using ​science and management to maintain and establish new ​bird ​nesting colonies in support of the South Bay...

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San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and Port of Redwood...

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Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

RESTON, Va. — The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound...

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3 Cool Ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks

3 Cool Ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks

From the latest wildlife tracking tech to collaboration with recreationalists, USGS scientists and partners are using innovative methods to study bats...

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Annual Southern Sea Otter Census Temporarily Modified

Annual Southern Sea Otter Census Temporarily Modified

The annual rangewide southern sea otter census has been temporarily modified to adapt to limitations that prevented surveys from airplanes in 2021 to...

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