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Short-Term Variability Does Not Impact the Efficacy of Dragonfly Larvae as Mercury Biosentinels

Short-Term Variability Does Not Impact the Efficacy of Dragonfly Larvae as Mercury Biosentinels

Measuring the amount of mercury in dragonfly larvae is one way scientists can determine how much contamination is in aquatic food webs.

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Climate Warming is Likely to Cause Large Increases in Wetland Methane Emissions

Climate Warming is Likely to Cause Large Increases in Wetland Methane Emissions

A new USGS study has big implications for climate change mitigation plans to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today announced the public release of a new modeling program designed...

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Celebrating Black History Month: USGS Wildlife Disease Coordinator Camille Hopkins

Celebrating Black History Month: USGS Wildlife Disease Coordinator Camille Hopkins

Meet Camille Hopkins, the Wildlife Disease Coordinator for the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. Learn how she became a leader in her field and her advice...

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New Geonarrative Explores Sea Level Rise Adaptation Options in the Northeast

New Geonarrative Explores Sea Level Rise Adaptation Options in the Northeast

A new Northeast CASC interactive geonarrative illustrates sea level rise impacts along the Northeast coast and describes climate adaptation options...

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How Warmer Winters are Impacting Wildlife in the Northeast

How Warmer Winters are Impacting Wildlife in the Northeast

Northeast CASC scientists describe how warming winters are impacting wildlife in New England.

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Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

South Central CASC-supported researchers are looking beyond weather data and towards soil science to better protect lives and property from dangerous...

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A Silver Lining for Invasive Species

A Silver Lining for Invasive Species

Dealing with invasive species can be a real drag. Fortunately, there's a silver lining—it’s invasive species scientists!

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Why People Need Freshwater Biodiversity

Why People Need Freshwater Biodiversity

National CASC Fish Biologist Abigail Lynch worked with an international team of researchers to describe nine ways that freshwater biodiversity is...

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USGS Friday's Findings - February 24th 2023

USGS Friday's Findings - February 24th 2023

Title: No More Tilting at Windmills: A Quantitative Method for Evaluating Development Impacts

Speaker: Jill Shaffer, Ecologist, Northern Prairie...

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From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

Researchers from U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been monitoring eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina Carolina) on...

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Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2 Launch

Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2 Launch

Four new features enhance the accessibility, utility, and efficiency of a tool developed to assist land mangers planning rangeland restoration and...

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