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USGS | 2016
The Greater Platte River Basins (GPRB) are characterized by fragile ecosystems that may be particularly vulnerable to changes in climate and/or land use. Two such areas within the GPRB—the South…
USGS | 2016
Scientists at the USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center are utilizing newly implemented Quaternary chronologic techniques to determine when the present dramatic topography began to…
USGS | 2016
Biocrusts (communities of mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria) are ecologically important in arid lands for their role in stabilizing soils and reducing erosion, fixing carbon, and cycling nutrients,…
USGS | 2016
Monitoring dust emission from the western United States is important on both local and regional scales because of the effects on air quality, human health and safety, ecosystem function, and water…
USGS | 2016
Lidar technology is revolutionizing the field of geological mapping, leading to discoveries in a variety of related disciplines. As lidar acquisitions become more readily available, researchers have…
USGS | 2016
The BLM/USGS Mojave Desert soils and sediments project is investigating the mineralogy of the Clark Mountain Range, California, for associations of minerals with human health concerns and economic…
USGS | 2016
High-resolution imagery from the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) was used to digitize the landscape disturbance related to hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and other forms of…
USGS | 2016
Geospatial and statistical techniques were used to apply Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) remote sensing data as a new method to map porphyry copper mineral…
USGS | 2016
To facilitate the recovery of federally endangered wolves (Canis lupus), it is critical to learn as much as possible about their behavior and habitat use. The direct study of wolves is difficult,…
USGS | 2016
Millions of landbirds migrate through the Gulf of Mexico region each spring and autumn. Migration is energetically taxing, and these migrants depend on stopover habitats to provide the food and cover…
USGS | 2016
Little is known about the movements, habitat use, and causes of mortality of common loons during their first few years. To address this knowledge gap, scientists with the USGS Upper Midwest…
USGS | 2016
In March 2011, USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists conducted a pilot project designed to estimate the abundance of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) at one roost at the Monte…