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USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation

USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation

Jonathon Valente didn’t set out to be a mediator for scientists or science, but to help his field of landscape ecology out of a rut, that’s just what...

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Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine

Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine

When resource specialists with the National Park Service noticed some peculiar patterns in Ponderosa pine trees in their park, they sent out a call to...

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USGS Friday's Findings—December 1, 2023

USGS Friday's Findings—December 1, 2023

Title: Adaptive capacity as a lens to inform decisions on conservation status, invasive species, & climate-adaptation actions 

Speaker: Erik Beever...

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Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance

Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance

You can tell a lot about someone’s health from their body’s waste. If you are fighting an infectious illness, you flush away more than yesterday’s...

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Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that

The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. We know only a small fraction of what the land beneath the waves looks like.

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FORT scientists develop density-habitat relationships and density distribution maps to guide management of 11 songbird species in the Intermountain West

FORT scientists develop density-habitat relationships and density distribution maps to guide management of 11 songbird species in the Intermountain West

FORT scientists Nicholas Van Lanen, Adrian Monroe, and Cameron Aldridge recently published population trends and density-habitat associations for 11...

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FORT geneticist Scott Cornman uses data mining to gain new insights into a mysterious virus infecting honey bees

FORT geneticist Scott Cornman uses data mining to gain new insights into a mysterious virus infecting honey bees

A new paper on an enigmatic giant virus of honey bees, Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV), was recently authored by FORT geneticist (Robert)...

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Research Explores Conservation Strategies for Shifting Walleye Populations

Research Explores Conservation Strategies for Shifting Walleye Populations

Given the challenges that warming waters pose to walleye populations, USGS researchers created a data-rich “RAD Walleye Tool” that can help managers...

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USGS Friday's Findings - November 17, 2023

USGS Friday's Findings - November 17, 2023

Title: USGS decision support tools for hazard assessment, science coordination, and reclamation strategies on mined lands

Speaker: Dan Jones...

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USGS Ecosystems Science Leaders Receive the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards

USGS Ecosystems Science Leaders Receive the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards

Ecosystems Mission Area Associate Director Anne Kinsinger and Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Senior Research Scientist David Mech were...

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FORT research economist Aaron Enriquez invited to present work on nonmarket valuation of wildlife and recreation to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

FORT research economist Aaron Enriquez invited to present work on nonmarket valuation of wildlife and recreation to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

USGS Research Economist Aaron Enriquez was invited to be a guest speaker at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's lunchtime seminar series on...

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