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Long-term collaborative research helps Rocky Mountain National Park address nitrogen-based air pollution

Long-term collaborative research helps Rocky Mountain National Park address nitrogen-based air pollution

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Fifty Years of Glacier Change Research in Alaska

Fifty Years of Glacier Change Research in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the longest continuous glacier research efforts in North America.

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Leaf to Landscape: Understanding and Mapping Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts

Leaf to Landscape: Understanding and Mapping Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Effects of land use on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes and soil properties

Effects of land use on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes and soil properties

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Climate change and coastal wetlands: the importance of temperature and rainfall regimes

Climate change and coastal wetlands: the importance of temperature and rainfall regimes

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Fires, floods, and the future of water supplies in the southwestern U.S.

Fires, floods, and the future of water supplies in the southwestern U.S.

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Hydrologic response to climate change in the Las Vegas Valley

Hydrologic response to climate change in the Las Vegas Valley

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Managing marsh loss using sediment enhancement to preserve habitat for waterfowl

Managing marsh loss using sediment enhancement to preserve habitat for waterfowl

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Plant responses to drought on the Colorado Plateau

Plant responses to drought on the Colorado Plateau

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Landscape Effects of Oil and Gas Development

Landscape Effects of Oil and Gas Development

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Happy Mother’s Day to Moms of All Species

Happy Mother’s Day to Moms of All Species

USGS wishes to honor all mothers, of all species. Many of our research findings have and are shedding light on the lives of non-human moms.  

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