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Rainfall & Temperature Changes Expected to Transform Coastal Wetland

Changes expected to occur within this century

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Cavefish from Mexico: First of its Kind in Western Hemisphere

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Atlantic Methane Seeps Surprise Scientists

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Continued, Unabated & Large-Scale Amphibian Declines Confirmed

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Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

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Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Outreach Program Educates Public about Wetlands of Louisiana

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Outreach Program Educates Public about Wetlands of Louisiana

Staff from the USGS CWPPRA participate in the 8th annual World Wetlands Day to educate school children and the public about the importance of wetlands...

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Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas

Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas

In March USGS research ecologist Amanda Demopoulos co-led an expedition aboard the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer to investigate unknown and poorly...

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USGS and Partners Team Up to Track Down Nonnative and Invasive Fishes in South Florida

USGS and Partners Team Up to Track Down Nonnative and Invasive Fishes in South Florida

The Fish Slam event discovered two nonnative fish species never seen before in Big Cypress National Preserve.

 

 

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Bigger May Not Be Better When It Comes to Mississippi River Diversions

Bigger May Not Be Better When It Comes to Mississippi River Diversions

New research shows how river diversions may change water quality in estuaries. 

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Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in rainfall and temperature are predicted to transform wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world within the century, a new study...

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USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

A new USGS-NASA study found widespread shoreline loss along heavily oiled areas of Louisiana's coast after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and...

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USGS at Southwest Restoration Conference

USGS at Southwest Restoration Conference

USGS scientists from the Western Geographic Science Center  helped host the Society for Ecological Restoration – Southwest Chapter (SER-SW) 2016...

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Fungal Disease that Threatens Snakes is Widespread in Eastern U.S.

Fungal Disease that Threatens Snakes is Widespread in Eastern U.S.

  

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Blotched Foxface Fish Found in Florida Waters

Blotched Foxface Fish Found in Florida Waters

Fish Marks 36th Non-Native Marine Fish Species Found in State

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Rising Sea Levels, Coastal Development’s Effect on Gulf Coast Wetlands

Rising Sea Levels, Coastal Development’s Effect on Gulf Coast Wetlands

As coastal development along the Gulf Coast continues to expand, tidal saline wetlands could have difficulty adjusting to rising sea levels.

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Taming the Lion(fish)

Taming the Lion(fish)

Genetics and tracking helps USGS researchers learn where the invasive fish are now – and where they may go next.

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Cavefish from Mexico Identified as First of its Kind in Western Hemisphere

Cavefish from Mexico Identified as First of its Kind in Western Hemisphere

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and Louisiana State University have identified a new genus and species of cavefish from Mexico, the Oaxaca...

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