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Many small fish swim over a large coral covered in christmas tree worms
Coral, Orbicella annularis, in the Florida Keys
Coral, Orbicella annularis, in the Florida Keys
Coral, Orbicella annularis, in the Florida Keys

Scientists at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center study coral reef ecosystems. This coral, Orbicella annularis, was photographed in the Florida Keys during field work on coral disease. 

Scientists at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center study coral reef ecosystems. This coral, Orbicella annularis, was photographed in the Florida Keys during field work on coral disease. 

Image: Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands

Waterfowl in California can spread the avian influenza virus (AIv) during summertime when wetland temperatures are warm and waterfowl densities are low.

Waterfowl in California can spread the avian influenza virus (AIv) during summertime when wetland temperatures are warm and waterfowl densities are low.

Image: Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands
Low-density Waterfowl in California Wetlands

Waterfowl in California can spread the avian influenza virus (AIv) during summertime when wetland temperatures are warm and waterfowl densities are low.

Waterfowl in California can spread the avian influenza virus (AIv) during summertime when wetland temperatures are warm and waterfowl densities are low.

A Forster's tern chick near an two eggs near San Francisco Bay.
Forster's Tern Chick With Eggs
Forster's Tern Chick With Eggs
Forster's Tern Chick With Eggs

A Forster's tern chick with eggs near San Francisco Bay.

A fluffy brown chick stands on a rocky surface next to two yellowish eggs mottled with brown spots
Forster's Tern Chick With Two Eggs
Forster's Tern Chick With Two Eggs
A fluffy brown chick stands on a rocky surface next to a yellowish egg mottled with brown spots
Forster's Tern Chick With Egg
Forster's Tern Chick With Egg
Image: Sampling Fish
Sampling Fish
Sampling Fish
Sampling Fish

Scientist sampling fish at Lake Mead.

Scientist sampling fish at Lake Mead.

Image: WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Wetlands Reserve Program site in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.  Changes in a local river resulted in the landowner’s fields flooding on a regular basis. The landowner worked through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to restore his fields to their natural wetland state.

Wetlands Reserve Program site in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.  Changes in a local river resulted in the landowner’s fields flooding on a regular basis. The landowner worked through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to restore his fields to their natural wetland state.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up

Side view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) in USGS field worker's hand.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back

Back view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) in USGS field worker's hand.

Image: Radio-Tagged Walrus
Radio-Tagged Walrus
Radio-Tagged Walrus
Radio-Tagged Walrus

USGS scientists can follow radio-tagged walruses remotely as they move around the Arctic Basin.  

USGS scientists can follow radio-tagged walruses remotely as they move around the Arctic Basin.  

Image: Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea

Walruses resting on an ice floe in the Chukchi sea.  

 

Image: Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea
Walruses in Chukchi Sea

Walruses resting on an ice floe in the Chukchi sea.  

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Scientists in Chukchi Sea
Scientists in Chukchi Sea
Scientists in Chukchi Sea
Scientists in Chukchi Sea

Scientists travel to the Chukchi and Bering seas to radio-tag walruses.

 

Scientists travel to the Chukchi and Bering seas to radio-tag walruses.

 

Black and white duck with a red bill and orange patch on the face.
Male King Eider
Male King Eider
Male King Eider

King Eiders are well adapted to the frigid climate of the Arctic. These birds feed on mollusks and can reach depths up to 150 meters when diving in the ocean.

King Eiders are well adapted to the frigid climate of the Arctic. These birds feed on mollusks and can reach depths up to 150 meters when diving in the ocean.

aspen in a post-fire seral aspen-conifer stand
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire

Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire in a seral aspen-conifer stand in the Jarbidge Mountains, Nevada

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