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Date published: September 9, 2019

New Center Director at the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The U.S. Geological Survey has selected Sue Phillips as the new center director of the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center. FRESC is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, with research offices in Corvallis; Boise, Idaho; Seattle, Washington; and Olympic National Park in Port Angeles, Washington.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)

Date published: August 14, 2019

Rising Sea Levels Could Accelerate Florida Bay Mangrove Loss

USGS scientists look to the past to learn about the future of Florida mangroves

Attribution: Ecosystems, Land Resources, Land Change Science Program, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Date published: July 25, 2019

Big Sagebrush Recovery After Fire Inhibited by its Own Biology

Plant age drives mortality, reproductive success and population dynamics

Attribution: Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem

Image shows a man and a woman standing next to an ROV

Date published: July 3, 2019

Bringing the Bubbles Home

As our cruise ends, lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos brings it all together and charts the path forward

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy & Wildlife, Energy Resources Program, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Image shows a woman in a lab labeling bottles

Date published: July 2, 2019

Voyage of Luck

I cannot believe how lucky we’ve been.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy & Wildlife, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Image shows a large yellow lander sitting on the seafloor next to several starfish

Date published: June 30, 2019

Bringing the Lab to the Field

Usually when scientists do research, they go into the field, take samples, then bring them back to the lab. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research engineer Howard Mendlovitz, working with Professor Chris Martens wants to reverse that.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Image shows a seafloor flare superimposed on a bathymetric map

Date published: June 25, 2019

Mapping by Moonlight

Every successful expedition has a skilled pathfinder who points the way. Meet ours.

Image shows a Lanice conchilega worm against a black background

Date published: June 25, 2019

WaterWords–Infauna

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Image shows magnified star sand foraminifera

Date published: June 24, 2019

WaterWords–Foraminifera

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Attribution: Ecosystems, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Photograph of Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin

Date published: June 23, 2019

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