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New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations

New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations

Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, are critical for the success of agriculture and must have suitable habitat to thrive. Planting pollinator...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or...

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Detecting Invasive and Rare Species with the National Streamflow Network

Detecting Invasive and Rare Species with the National Streamflow Network

Two recently published papers suggest the integration of environmental DNA, or eDNA, sampling at select National Streamflow Network streamgages in the...

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Estimating Aquatic Species Density From Environmental DNA

Estimating Aquatic Species Density From Environmental DNA

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

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