Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of building
Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of buildingMethylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of USGS building in Middleton, WI.
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Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of USGS building in Middleton, WI.
Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of USGS building in Middleton, WI.
An algal bloom forming in Kabetogama Lake near Kabetogama Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park
An algal bloom forming in Kabetogama Lake near Kabetogama Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park
Erie pier pond in the Saint Louis River estuary in Duluth, MN.
Erie pier pond in the Saint Louis River estuary in Duluth, MN.
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
Two USGS research technicians walk across a sparsely vegetated sandbar towards the Missouri River while surveying for piping plovers.
Two USGS research technicians walk across a sparsely vegetated sandbar towards the Missouri River while surveying for piping plovers.
USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping to build capacity in ecosystem restoration on the Navajo Nation with a series of projects in collaboration with Navajo Nation Department of Natural Hertiage, Dine Native Plant Program, and the Native-led non-profit Tolani Lake Enterprises.
USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping to build capacity in ecosystem restoration on the Navajo Nation with a series of projects in collaboration with Navajo Nation Department of Natural Hertiage, Dine Native Plant Program, and the Native-led non-profit Tolani Lake Enterprises.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada, is one of the last remaining strongholds for lacustrine Lahontan cutthroat trout; almost all other large lake populations have undergone population declines or extirpation as a result of habitat degradation, overharvest, and water diversions, all compounded by the stocking of nonnative species.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada, is one of the last remaining strongholds for lacustrine Lahontan cutthroat trout; almost all other large lake populations have undergone population declines or extirpation as a result of habitat degradation, overharvest, and water diversions, all compounded by the stocking of nonnative species.
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
Photographs from a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) found dead in Arizona, US. (A) The crop (*) is distended primarily with milo. (B) A green coating (arrowheads) is evident on the surface of the milo.
Photographs from a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) found dead in Arizona, US. (A) The crop (*) is distended primarily with milo. (B) A green coating (arrowheads) is evident on the surface of the milo.
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. The tree she is getting read to cut into has recently died.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. The tree she is getting read to cut into has recently died.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.