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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.

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USGS Study Reveals Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species on Native Fish

USGS Study Reveals Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species on Native Fish

A new USGS study shows non-native Brown Trout can place a burden on native Brook Trout under the increased water temperatures climate change can cause...

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In Orlando, USGS Science on the Health of the Environment is on Display

In Orlando, USGS Science on the Health of the Environment is on Display

Studies on the aquatic food web, tree swallows, and the spread of contaminants take center stage at SETAC 2016.

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

True or False? People can catch white-nose syndrome from bats or the environment. 

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New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

Plan also addresses other rangeland threats

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The Science of Harmful Algal Blooms

The Science of Harmful Algal Blooms

Building knowledge to protect ecological and human health

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Stories from the Field: Ecology of California Ridgway's Rails

Stories from the Field: Ecology of California Ridgway's Rails

Notes from field biologists studying the endangered Ridgway's rail.

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When the Whole is Less than the Sum of Its Parts

When the Whole is Less than the Sum of Its Parts

Environmental Ratios of Cadmium and Zinc are less Toxic to Aquatic Insects than Expected

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Rising Sea Levels, Coastal Development’s Effect on Gulf Coast Wetlands

Rising Sea Levels, Coastal Development’s Effect on Gulf Coast Wetlands

As coastal development along the Gulf Coast continues to expand, tidal saline wetlands could have difficulty adjusting to rising sea levels.

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Local Wind Energy Development Has Broad Consequences for Golden Eagles

Local Wind Energy Development Has Broad Consequences for Golden Eagles

Roughly over a quarter of the golden eagles killed at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area in Northern California from 2012-2014 were recent...

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Newt News: Deadly Fish Disease Discovered in Salamanders

Newt News: Deadly Fish Disease Discovered in Salamanders

  

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Gulls in Alaska Found to Carry Antibiotic Resistant E. coli

Gulls in Alaska Found to Carry Antibiotic Resistant E. coli

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some gulls in southcentral Alaska are carriers of antibiotic resistant strains of E. coli, according to a new study co-authored by...

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Burmese Python Hatchlings Seen on Key Largo

Burmese Python Hatchlings Seen on Key Largo

Burmese pythons have been found on Key Largo.

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