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In the drier Arizona upland plant communities, pictured here, some species will likely decline with forecasted climate change (such as foothill paloverde, ocotillo and creosote bush) while cacti may well increase in abundance and range.
In the drier Arizona upland plant communities, pictured here, some species will likely decline with forecasted climate change (such as foothill paloverde, ocotillo and creosote bush) while cacti may well increase in abundance and range.
Dart Poison Frogs are commonly found in Central and South America and are from the Dendrobatidae family.
Dart Poison Frogs are commonly found in Central and South America and are from the Dendrobatidae family.
Songbird finding food for its young.
Songbird finding food for its young.
Drought and climate change are causing extensive forest dieback in the U.S. West as well as worldwide. These photos show dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.
Drought and climate change are causing extensive forest dieback in the U.S. West as well as worldwide. These photos show dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.
Drought and climate change are causing extensive forest dieback in the U.S. West as well as worldwide. These photos show dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.
Drought and climate change are causing extensive forest dieback in the U.S. West as well as worldwide. These photos show dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.
Turtle in Shenandoah National Park.
Shallow coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands are in jeopardy due to climate warming and ocean acidification.
Shallow coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands are in jeopardy due to climate warming and ocean acidification.
Schools out !. Bus passing by largest Burr Oak in Missouri.
Schools out !. Bus passing by largest Burr Oak in Missouri.
USA-National Phenology Network citizen-scientist Lucille Tower records the one millionth observation on maple vine in the large nature database.
USA-National Phenology Network citizen-scientist Lucille Tower records the one millionth observation on maple vine in the large nature database.
Picture of Geyser Valley in Olympic National Park in Northwest Washington.
Picture of Geyser Valley in Olympic National Park in Northwest Washington.
A newly hatched probable sturgeon larvae captured near the spawning site of PLS09-011 in Nebraska.
A newly hatched probable sturgeon larvae captured near the spawning site of PLS09-011 in Nebraska.
USGS biologists translocated critically endangered Laysan Teal, such as this one, from Laysan Island to Midway Island in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands to expand the species' population and range and help guard against extinction.
USGS biologists translocated critically endangered Laysan Teal, such as this one, from Laysan Island to Midway Island in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands to expand the species' population and range and help guard against extinction.
Driving along the road to our next site and came upon this hawk on a dead tree.
Driving along the road to our next site and came upon this hawk on a dead tree.
In the Rocky Mountain West, people and wildlife inhabit many of the same areas and USGS scientists are studying wildlife diseases, such as brucellosis in elk and bison, and how these diseases are transmitted between domestic and non-domestic hosts.
In the Rocky Mountain West, people and wildlife inhabit many of the same areas and USGS scientists are studying wildlife diseases, such as brucellosis in elk and bison, and how these diseases are transmitted between domestic and non-domestic hosts.
Hydroacoustic mapping boat R/V Lucien Brush mapping habitat during high water in the North Overton Bottoms Side-channel chute.
Hydroacoustic mapping boat R/V Lucien Brush mapping habitat during high water in the North Overton Bottoms Side-channel chute.
Migrating geese stop at local ecosystem.
Migrating geese stop at local ecosystem.
Local Ducks hanging out at home in the park.
Local Ducks hanging out at home in the park.
A USGS employee locates a telemetry tagged pallid sturgeon between attempts to recapture the fish with a trammel net in the Missouri River.
A USGS employee locates a telemetry tagged pallid sturgeon between attempts to recapture the fish with a trammel net in the Missouri River.
USGS employees Beau Griffith (left) and Becky Welly (right) hold a telemetered pallid sturgeon they recaptured in a trammel net. The wooden object with 2 white buoys to the right of Welly is call a "Buck" or a "Mule" and is used to pull the end of the net along in the current.
USGS employees Beau Griffith (left) and Becky Welly (right) hold a telemetered pallid sturgeon they recaptured in a trammel net. The wooden object with 2 white buoys to the right of Welly is call a "Buck" or a "Mule" and is used to pull the end of the net along in the current.
Pallid sturgeon eggs freshly spawned and fertilized in a laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Pallid sturgeon eggs freshly spawned and fertilized in a laboratory at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Juvenile lake sturgeon propagated at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Juvenile lake sturgeon propagated at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.