Unified Interior Regions
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World class scientists working in Southeast Region Science Centers help our partners understand and manage complex issues including competition for limited water resources, coastal hazards, mineral and energy resource extraction, degraded ecosystems, vector-borne diseases, rapidly changing land use, and response to climate change.
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Sound Waves, Jan. - Feb. 2011
The stories in the Jan. - Feb. 2011 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/01/
Projected Losses of Arctic Sea Ice and Polar Bear Habitat May Be Reduced if Greenhouse-Gas Emissions are
A Burmese Python and an Alligator Encounter in South Florida
A Burmese python (Python molurus) peeks over the head of an alligator that holds the python's body in its mouth in Everglades National Park. Photo courtesy of Lori Oberhofer, National Park Service.
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/11/20
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/11/20
Sound Waves, Dec. 2010
The stories in the Dec. 2010 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2010/12/
California Sea Otter Numbers Drop Again
Search for Evidence of Prehistoric Tsunamis and Great Earthquakes on Chirikof Island,
Florida Everglades
Alligator in Everglades Park, Florida.
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/18/20
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/18/20
Faka Union Canal Weir #1, Collier County, Florida
The Faka Union Canal Weir #1 (Collier County, Florida) helps create a downstream hydrological haven for manatees. During the cold winter months, the right flow conditions can maintain a salinity gradient known as a halocline that traps warm water near the bottom of the residential canals at Port of the Islands.
Manatee Swimming in Faka Union Canal, Florida
A manatee swims downstream from a weir in Faka Union Canal known to create a strong salinity gradient downstream.
Sound Waves, Sept. - Oct. 2012
The stories in the Sept. - Oct. 2012 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2012/10/
USGS Scientists Exploring Mars as Part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory
“Where Am I?”—High-Resolution Digital
Daylight and fluorescent images of a Montastrea caverno
Daylight and fluorescent images of a Montastrea cavernosa coral colony growing on the seawall at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park. The brownish color of the coral in daylight is largely attributable to chlorophyll contained within the symbiotic algae harbored by the coral. The fluorescent image was taken at night using blue LED lights to stimulate
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