Current Research Activities

Total Active Projects: 126

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI)

Analysis of Compatibility between USDA and Landowner Goals Using Socioeconomic and Biological Data

Analysis of White-tailed Kite Population Bottleneck Using Museum Specimens

Aspen Ecology on the Core Elk Winter Range of Rocky Mountain National Park

Assessing Family Relationships in Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Assessment of the Utility of Geospatial Information During the Response and Recovery Efforts Associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Bat Population Database

Bat Species of Concern: An Ecological Synthesis for Resource Managers

Bat Use of Coniferous Forests at Mesa Verde National Park

Bird Migration Patterns in the Arid Southwest Using Doppler Radar

Bison Grazing Ecology at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado

Boreal Toad and Wood Frog Demographics

Causes and Consequences of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines

Colorado River Basin Riparian Ecology

Comparative Vegetation Mapping for Lassen Volcanic National Park

Computer Support/Operations

Conservation Genetics of Potentilla rupincola

Conservation Studies of Long-Nosed Bats in New Mexico

Consolidation and Integration of the USGS and University of New Mexico Mammal Collections

Control and Containment of the Brown Treesnake and Other Invasive Reptiles

Decision Support Systems for Choosing Appropriate Economic Analyses for Federal Land Management Planning

Degradation Rates of DNA Extracted from Fecal Samples for Use with Molecular Markers

Developing a Regional Approach for Integrated Monitoring Related to Energy Exploration and Development

Developing Ecological Forecasting Models

Development and Application of the Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process

Development of Decision and Prioritization Tools for Habitat Restoration

Development of Riparian Monitoring Protocols

Development of Stable Isotope Analyses for Use in Studies of the Population Dynamics and Ecology of Current and Historic Avian Populations

Development of Visual Database Protocols and Applications for Inventory and Monitoring

Development of Visual Database Protocols—Wild Horse Identification and Management System

Diatoms: Taxonomic and Ecological Tools for Assessment

Documenting and Mapping Invasive Species for Early Detection/Rapid Assessment

Ecological Effects of Fire and Fire Management

Ecological Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition

Ecological Impacts of Roads and Road Use on Wildlife Populations

Ecology of Plague

Ecology of the Occult Myotis (Myotis occultus): Investigating Diet, Ectoparasites, Distribution, and Morphological Variation

Ecology of Virus Transmission in Commensal Bats

Ecology of Wolf Reintroduction

Economic Analysis of Natural Resource Management Issues

Ecoregional Analysis of Sagebrush Ecosystems of the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau

Ecosystem Biocomplexity

Effects of Global Climate Change on Shorebird Migration

Effects of Ungulate Browsing on Post-Fire Recovery of Cottonwoods and Willows: Implications for Management of Riparian Forests

Elk and Bison Grazing Ecology in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Engineered River Channel Evaluation

Engineered Wetland Evaluation

Erosional Consequence of Tamarisk Removal

Estimating Effects of Limiting Habitat Relationships with Regression Quantiles

Evaluating Species Models for the Ecoregional Analysis of Sagebrush Ecosystems within the Wyoming Basins

Evaluation of Black Bear Population Structure in Colorado

Evaluation of Revegetation Methods for Saltcedar-Dominated Xeric Riparian Areas Along the Rio Grande, New Mexico

Evaluation of the Effects of Energy Development on Mountain Plovers in Wyoming

FORT Communications and Outreach

FORT Library and Information Services

FORT Metadata Services

FORT Web Services

Gender Identification of White-winged Doves

GIS and Remote Sensing

Global Change: Riparian Exotic Species

Gunnison Sage-Grouse Chick Survival and Landscape Population Modeling

Healthy Lands Initiative: WLCI Decision-Making and Evaluation

Image Analysis for Weed Identification and Mapping

Implementation of a Monitoring Plan for Vegetation Responses to New Elk Management in Rocky Mountain National Park

Institutional Response Index System (IRIS)

Integrating Variable Location, Geospatial Scale, and Economic Impacts into Decision Support Systems for Managing Natural Resources

Interactions between Native and Non-native Aquatic Species in the Southwestern United States

Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of USDA Conservation Policies on Habitats and Migration of Avian Species in Agricultural Landscapes

Long-term Ecological Monitoring and Research at Bandelier National Monument

Long-term Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

Managed Streamflow and the Ecology of the Bill Williams River

Mapping Sagebrush Habitats in Human-Influenced Landscapes: A Case Study in the Jack Morrow Hills/Pinedale Area to Develop Quality Data Resources for BLM Land-Use Management and Planning

Measuring the Effects of West Nile Virus on Wild American Kestrel Populations in Colorado

Metapopulation Dynamics of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken in Southwestern Kansas

Missouri River Cottonwood Demography

Multi-Disciplinary Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound

Museum Curation

myUSGS Development

Native Fish Sanctuary Evaluation

Natural Resources Model and Tool Development

NatWeb Support

NBII Metadata Services

Negotiation Training

NPS Water Resources Division Map Production

Occurrence of West Nile Virus in Avian Species at the Salton Sea, California

Partners in Flight Coordinator for USGS

Population Genetics of Wood Frogs in Rocky Mountain National Park

Population Structure and Dynamics of the Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Program Assessment for Agencies of the Department of the Interior

Quantifying the Physical Impacts of Reenacted Mormon Handcart Journeys across the Historic Oregon-California Trail: Using Aerial Photography to Assess Impacts and Develop Use Thresholds in Wyoming

Quantitative and Statistical Research Collaboration

Research on Introduced Florida Snakes

Restoration of Native Riparian Vegetation in the Context of Invasive Species Control

Riparian Ecosystems of Central Asia

Riparian Vegetation and Floodplain Sediment Responses to Dam Removal

River Basin Management

Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics

SALMOD: Salmonid Young-of-Year Production Model for the Klamath, Trinity, and Sacramento Rivers

San Clemente Island Fox

Shorebird Management on National Wildlife Refuges

Socioeconomic Considerations for Public Lands Management and Planning

Socioeconomics, including Perception, Values, and Knowledge of Landscape-Scale Change

Status and Breeding Ecology of the Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow

Status and Distribution of Mammals on Public Lands

Stratton Sagebrush Ecological Research Site: An Experimental Approach to Assess Various Grazing Treatments on Vegetation and Wildlife Communities across Managed Burns and Habitat Controls

Streamflow-Vegetation Relations to Evaluate Flow Regimes

Technical Assistance on Habitat Assessment and Habitat Modeling

Test Riparian Revegetation Methods along the Virgin River, Zion National Park

Testing and Evaluating a USGS Forecasting System for Invasive Species

The Biogeography of Marbled Godwit Populations in North America

The Societal Benefits of Multi-Spectral, Moderate-Resolution Land Imagery: A National Survey of Users and Uses

Training and Technical Assistance for Public Lands Management and Planning

Translocation of Utah Prairie Dogs

Update and Test the LIAM Software

Use of Science in Decision Making and Conflict Resolution

USGS Information Technology Security

Using DNA as an Individual Marker for Mark-Recapture Analysis of Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Using Genetics Tools to Obtain Information about the Biology of Summer Roosting Bats

Using Stable Isotopes and Trace Elements to Link Seasonal Habitats of Neotropical Migratory Shorebirds

Vaccination and Flea Control to Assess Invasion of Plague into the Conata Basin, South Dakota

Water Management Studies

Western Mountain Initiative — Colorado

Western Mountain Initiative — New Mexico

White-tailed Kite Population Ecology

Wild Horse and Burro Research

Wintering Habitat Use by Priority Grassland Birds