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Fire Patterns in the Range of the Greater Sage-Grouse, 1984-2013
OAKHURST, Calif. -- Overall fire threats to greater sage-grouse habitat are much higher in the western part of the species’ range than in the eastern...
Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network
BOISE, Idaho — The network of greater sage-grouse priority areas is a highly centralized system of conservation reserves. The largest priority areas...
Increasingly Severe Disturbances Weaken World’s Temperate Forests
SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON, Calif. — A new paper published today in Science magazine has synthesized existing studies on the health of temperate forests...
Mercury and Selenium are Accumulating in the Colorado River Food Web of the Grand Canyon
Although the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River features one of the most remote ecosystems in the United States, it is not immune to exposure...
USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference
BALTIMORE -- This year, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will present their research at the 100th annual Ecological Society of America (ESA)...
40 Years of North Pacific Seabird Survey Data Now Online
The U.S. Geological Survey today released the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database — a massive online resource compiling the results of 40 years of...