Biology

Mercury is a toxic substance that poses serious health risks to fish, wildlife and humans. While it can originate from natural sources, human activities such as mining and coal combustion

Many FORT projects extend across biomes, countries, or continents. Here are just a few of the boundary-spanning products published by FORT scientists in 2024. Invasive plant management To understand the

Invasive annual grasses can replace native vegetation and alter fire behavior, impacting a range of habitats and species. A team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University,

Water data visualizations are provocative visuals and captivating stories that inform, inspire, and empower people to address our Nation’s most pressing water issues. USGS data science and visualization experts use

Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical

The past decade encompasses some of the most extensive fire activity in recorded history. An area the size of Vermont (~24,000 km2) burned in a single Siberian fire in the

Tyler Coleman holds two harvested ducks that have been banded. Coleman wears a necklace of bands he’s collected over the years.  Each Band is a Memory and a Story  For

These data were compiled for Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) in southern Arizona, to support managment efforts of water resources and wildlife conservation. Objective(s) of our study were to

“You get paid to have fun—what more could you want?” said Amelia Tappler, a current high school senior from Douglasville, Ga., who attended the program this summer.  Some of the

First record of non-native Goniolimon tataricum found within a grassy field in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Photo credit: Daniel Coles. The cost of invasive control Controlling invasive species is expensive, and the

The Bird Banding Lab at USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center recently wrapped up the 41st banding season at the fall migration monitoring station on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS)