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Oregon Spotted Frog Mark-Recapture Sampling and Beaver Habitat Assessment

Oregon Spotted Frog Mark-Recapture Sampling and Beaver Habitat Assessment

The Oregon spotted frog (OSF) has been extirpated from much of western Oregon and remaining populations are concentrated along the east flank of the...

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Phenology in Young Coho Salmon in the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Phenology in Young Coho Salmon in the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Researchers from Oregon State University, the USGS, and the U.S. Forest Service studied coho salmon, from hatching through the first summer of life...

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Evaluating a Novel Biopesticide for Controlling Exotic Annual Grasses Following Rangeland Wildfire

Evaluating a Novel Biopesticide for Controlling Exotic Annual Grasses Following Rangeland Wildfire

Invasions by exotic annual grasses, most notably cheatgrass and medusahead, are unambiguous threats to rangelands in the western United States...

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Integrating Human Dimensions into Riverscape Ecology and Management

Integrating Human Dimensions into Riverscape Ecology and Management

Incorporation of concepts from landscape ecology into understanding and managing riverine ecosystems has become widely known as riverscape ecology.

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eDNA Consultation

eDNA Consultation

Environmental DNA – or eDNA - analytical methods are effective for estimating site occupancy and species distribution of aquatic organisms.

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Modeling Habitat and Assessing Threats for Lizards and Snakes in Sagebrush Ecosystems

Modeling Habitat and Assessing Threats for Lizards and Snakes in Sagebrush Ecosystems

Little is known about how lizards and snakes may respond to changes in habitat from climate, invasive species, fire, roads, and natural resource...

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New Powell Center-funded Project: Global Terrestrial Synthesis of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

New Powell Center-funded Project: Global Terrestrial Synthesis of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Biological nitrogen fixation is the largest source of the essential nutrient nitrogen that feeds terrestrial ecosystems worldwide.

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Guide for Monitoring Stream Temperature

Guide for Monitoring Stream Temperature

Water temperature influences most physical and biological processes in streams and, along with stream flow, is a major driver of ecosystem processes.

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Golden Eagle Habitat Selection in San Diego, California

Golden Eagle Habitat Selection in San Diego, California

Beginning in 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey and Bloom Biological Inc. began conducting telemetry research on golden eagles in San Diego, Orange, and...

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Phylogenetics and Population Structure of the Prairie Falcon

Phylogenetics and Population Structure of the Prairie Falcon

Understanding between- and within-species genetic variability can help managers identify species and populations of conservation interest.

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Flight Response of California Condors to Inform Risk from Wind Turbines

Flight Response of California Condors to Inform Risk from Wind Turbines

Large soaring birds rely on topographic and weather conditions also preferred by wind facility developers.

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Movements and Landscape Use of Eastern Imperial Eagles in Central Asia

Movements and Landscape Use of Eastern Imperial Eagles in Central Asia

In recent decades, Eastern Imperial Eagle populations have declined throughout their range

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