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Mangrove forest in Micronesia.
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Mangrove forest in Micronesia.
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Close-up on roots of a mangrove tree in Micronesia.
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Close-up on roots of a mangrove tree in Micronesia.
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Phytoplankton bloom in the southern CA Bight.
Phytoplankton bloom in the southern CA Bight.
Shark and kelp, viewed at great distance.
Shark and kelp, viewed at great distance.
Humpback and shearwaters off the California coast.
Humpback and shearwaters off the California coast.
Coastal kelp viewed from above.
Coastal kelp viewed from above.
Aerial view of kelp forest with two otters just barely visible in the center.
Aerial view of kelp forest with two otters just barely visible in the center.
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
Wetland site of goose study viewed from above
Wetland site of goose study viewed from above
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. The tree she is getting read to cut into has recently died.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. The tree she is getting read to cut into has recently died.
Teodora Rautu and Eva Lopez, Biological Science Technicians on the field crew for the USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project, work together to measure the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.
Teodora Rautu and Eva Lopez, Biological Science Technicians on the field crew for the USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project, work together to measure the diameter of a Giant Sequoia.
A team from the WERC San Diego Field Station traveled to the Sierra National Forest, CA this past week to prepare their field site for season two of an exciting study of federally threatened Yosemite toads. This is a collaborative project with the U.S.
A team from the WERC San Diego Field Station traveled to the Sierra National Forest, CA this past week to prepare their field site for season two of an exciting study of federally threatened Yosemite toads. This is a collaborative project with the U.S.