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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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Research Spotlight: Vegetation Type Conversion in the Southwest -- Observations and Management Takeaways
Two new publications describe how forests, shrublands, and grasslands are being transformed into different ecosystem types in response to severe and...
Revisiting a Marine Mammal Mystery, with the Help of New Data and Powerful Statistics
New techniques and a massive dataset have helped USGS scientists and partners determine why sea otter populations in southwest Alaska collapsed in the...