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Spring 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Spring 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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Effects of cattle grazing on demographic traits of greater sage-grouse

Effects of cattle grazing on demographic traits of greater sage-grouse

A USGS led team at the Idaho Cooperative Research Unit studied effects of cattle grazing on greater sage-grouse demographic traits. Sage-grouse were...

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Ungulate Migrations of the Western U.S., Volume 5 Released

Ungulate Migrations of the Western U.S., Volume 5 Released

A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published on February 6, 2025, in the fifth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the...

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The Fragmented World of Fragmentation Research

The Fragmented World of Fragmentation Research

USGS researchers at the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, at Auburn University, are researching the habitat fragmentation and...

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USGS Research Helps Oyster Harvests and Restoration in Louisiana and Texas

USGS Research Helps Oyster Harvests and Restoration in Louisiana and Texas

A team of researchers are working on a project funded by the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to assess...

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Predicting Wildlife and Plant Responses to Solar Energy Development in the Desert Southwest

Predicting Wildlife and Plant Responses to Solar Energy Development in the Desert Southwest

The development of large-scale solar energy facilities is expanding quickly to meet growing electricity generation needs in the U.S. in the coming...

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Re-Thinking Salmon Counts: Research Uses Environmental DNA to Fill Monitoring Gaps in Alaskan Salmon Runs

Re-Thinking Salmon Counts: Research Uses Environmental DNA to Fill Monitoring Gaps in Alaskan Salmon Runs

A team of researchers working on a project funded by the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (Alaska CASC), in...

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Wildflowers to Support Native Bees in the Southeastern U.S.

Wildflowers to Support Native Bees in the Southeastern U.S.

Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit based at Cornell University partnered with Auburn...

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USGS mapping of western mule deer migration featured in new global atlas

USGS mapping of western mule deer migration featured in new global atlas

RESTON, Va. — The longest mule deer migration on record, the focus of a long-term USGS study, is one of 20 large mammal migrations included in the...

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A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho

A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho

RESTON, Va. — A new study co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks helps to identify where in the...

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Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

RESTON, Va. — Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive...

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