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Biogeographic Science

Focusing on a landscape-level understanding of terrestrial, aquatic & marine species & ecosystems, through data integration and visualization.

Advanced Research Computing

Provides high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities & expertise to USGS scientists for the acceleration and expansion of scientific discovery.

Library and Information Science

Enables access to USGS scientific data & publications by partnering with USGS programs/centers to facilitate lifecycle data management...

Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program

Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) emphasizes a science data lifecycle approach to Earth systems data and information. We strive to accelerate research and decision making through data science, information delivery, advanced computing, and biodiversity analytics.

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Species of Greatest Conservation Need National Database

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The Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) National Database is an aggregation of lists of wildlife species in need of additional conservation as identified by States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories in their wildlife action plans.

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State of the data: Assessing the FAIRness of USGS data

Tool type icons representing the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles.

In response to recent shifts towards open science that emphasize transparency, reproducibility, and access to research data, the USGS conducted a study to assess the degree to which USGS data assets meet the FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).

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U.S. Register of Introduced and Invasive Species StoryMap

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Comprehensive and Authoritative Lists of Non-Native Taxa Established in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Conterminous United States.

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News

American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

USGS supercomputers help assess volcanic hazards in support of community resilience

USGS supercomputers help assess volcanic hazards in support of community resilience

First USGS Supercomputer Decommissioning makes way for Successors

First USGS Supercomputer Decommissioning makes way for Successors

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Publications

Turning trash into treasure: Leveraging discarded filters for national-scale aquatic eDNA biomonitoring Turning trash into treasure: Leveraging discarded filters for national-scale aquatic eDNA biomonitoring

Monitoring biodiversity changes over large spatiotemporal scales is critical for effective ecosystem conservation and management. This study investigates the potential of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to enhance national-scale biomonitoring of freshwater diversity by leveraging discarded filters associated with routine water quality sampling from the U.S. Geological Survey's...
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Devin Jones-Slobodian, Daniel Wieferich, Noah Fierer, Joseph Crane, Adam Sepulveda
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally

Global conservation targets include protecting genetic diversity within species. Yet few studies have assessed whether protected areas (PAs) include genetically diverse populations across species globally. A first step is understanding the availability of population genetic data that could be used in these assessments. We surveyed georeferenced population-level nuclear (as opposed to...
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Ivan Paz-Vinas, Amy Vandergast, Chloé Schmidt, Deborah Leigh, Simon Blanchet, René Clark, Eric Crandall, Hanne De Kort, Jeff Falgout, Colin Garroway, Eleana Karachaliou, Francine Kershaw, David O’Brien, Malin Pinsky, Gernot Segelbacher, Rachel Toczydlowski, Margaret Hunter
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

The National Fish Habitat Partnership – A unique path to conserving fish habitat The National Fish Habitat Partnership – A unique path to conserving fish habitat

The National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) is a science based, non-regulatory, partnership-driven effort to conserve fish habitat across the USA. The NFHP was developed in the early to mid-2000s in response to the noted declines to fish populations and their associated habitats across the USA with the effort led by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and supported by a wide...
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Gary Whelan, Alexandra McOwen, Daniel Wieferich
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program
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