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Marine Realms Information Bank Introduction to the conceptual design of the Marine Realms Index Bank, a distributed geolibrary that catalogues and provides access to information about marine, coastal, and lake environments, with instructions and access to search interface. (Score: 3.000)
Western Fisheries Research Center The Western Fisheries Research Center is nationally and internationally recognized for research on diseases of salmon and trout, and for the development of molecular biological tools for natural resource management. (Score: 1.689)
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) A national information resource for locating biogeographic accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species in the U.S. Provided are scientific reports, online/realtime queries, spatial data sets, regional contact lists, and general information. (Score: 1.380)
Leetown Science Center Homepage for the Leetown Science Center in West Virginia conducting research on aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their supporting ecosystems with links to directions, general description, library, projects, fact sheets, and facilities. (Score: 1.296)
Columbia Environmental Research Center Website for the Columbia Environmental Research Center with links to staff, publications, databases, field stations, and projects including those on the Rio Grande, burrowing owls, sea turtles, and geospatial technology. (Score: 1.261)
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (UMESC) Homepage for Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, with links to data library, geographical search, science programs, partnerships, long term resource monitoring program, reports and publications, and education. (Score: 1.156)
Center for Aquatic Resource Studies Home page for the Center for Aquatic Resource Studies in Florida studying environmental changes in the southeastern United States and Caribbean Basin. Links to projects, activities, photos, poster session, internships, and meetings. (Score: 1.139)
Missouri River InfoLink: a clearinghouse of Missouri River information Portal for Missouri River Infolinks, a clearinghouse to multiple links giving Missouri information, photo gallery, river weather forecast, projects and features, maps, meetings, history, and science research. (Score: 1.120)
Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) publications Links to electronic publications of the Columbia Environmental Research Center(CERC)including journal articles and full-text publications accesssible by publication series and subjects. (Score: 1.000)
Marine Realms Information Bank: topic search, geographic search Searching by geography and topics to locate scientific information about oceans, lakes, marine environments and coastal environments. (Score: 1.000)
Microbiology and molecular ecology of biogeochemical cycles in aquatic environments Describes research using molecular techniques to examine changes in microbial communities due to environmental pressures especially the effects of crude oil or cholorinated hydrocarbons. Includes links to study sites and related topics. (Score: 1.000)
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Upper Mississippi River study unit The Upper Mississippi River is a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study unit for studying the status, trends, and changes affecting the nations water quality. Site links to data, publications, and results. (Score: 0.925)
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Northern Rockies study unit The Northern Rockies form a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study unit for studying the status, trends, and changes affecting the nations water quality. Site links to data, publications, and results. (Score: 0.898)
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Sacramento River Basin study unit The Sacramento River Basin of California is a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study unit for studying the status, trends, and changes affecting the nations water quality. Site links to data, publications, and results. (Score: 0.846)
Westerm Fisheries Research Center - Core competency: aquatic ecosystems Description of aquatic ecosystems research at the Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) emphasizing the understanding of ecological processes for aquatic systems, including river basins, riparian areas, wetlands, and estuaries. (Score: 0.845)
Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) international research programs Description of scientific exchange program between Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) and the Institute for Biology of Inland Waters (IBIW), Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia. (Score: 0.805)
Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats Detailed publication on the classification system for an inventory of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States used to describe ecological taxa and arrange them in a system useful to resource managers. (Score: 0.690)
Impounded river systems Article from Status and Trends of the Nations Biological Resources on the serious impacts to river systems due to damming and flow regulation, and rehabilitation, monitoring, and research on such rivers. (Score: 0.690)
Mercury Studies Team Home page on hydrology studies on mercury, the most common contaminant of aquatic ecosystems, with links to general information, research team projects and data. (Score: 0.690)
Nonindigenous bryozoan distribution information Descriptions of bryozoans and examples of description of deleterious effects of nonindigenous species with links to distribution maps, species lists and related information on bryozoans. (Score: 0.690)
Wetlands Ecology Branch, National Wetlands Research Center Information on the NWRC Wetlands Ecology Brnach which conducts research related to sustainable management and restoration of the nations coastal saltwater wetlands, freshwater wetlands, submerged aquatic ecosystems, and coastal prairie. (Score: 0.690)
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