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It may be hard to believe the legend that sailors long-at-sea once believed manatees to be mermaids. The manatee nickname the “Sea Cow” – named so for...

Researchers have found clear evidence that biological communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted...

Alligators and the Everglades go hand-in-hand, and as water conditions change in the greater Everglades ecosystem, gators are one of the key species...

Many loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) that nest in Dry Tortugas National Park head to rich feeding sites in the Bahamas after nesting, a...

Scientists use the word “anthropogenic” in referring to environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly.

Coastal managers and planners now have access to a new U.S. Geological Survey handbook that, for the first time, comprehensively describes the various...

Wading bird numbers in the Florida Everglades are driven by water patterns that play out over multiple years according to a new study by the U.S...

In summer 2013, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists worked with colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and...

Until now, it was not clear whether the turtles made use of existing protected areas, and few details were available as to whether these areas are...

Laura Norman helped scientists from the USGS, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and the University of Arizona...