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Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on ecosystems and Anywhere:

NBII: National Biological Information Infrastructure Portal of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) with links to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools contributed by NBII cooperating organizations and agencies. (Score: 2.000)
Biological status and trends Description only without links on the Biological Status and Trends program which provides information on the status and trends of our Nations flora, fauna, and ecosystems. (Score: 1.380)
Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Clearinghouse for the description and availability of multiple geospatial datasets relating to Alaska from many federal, state and local cooperating agencies under the coordination of the Alaska Geographic Data Committee. (Score: 1.295)
Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office Homepage for programs of the Biological Science Office at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage on birds, mammals, ecosystems and habitats, fish and fisheries, and other biological subjects. (Score: 1.295)
Fort Collins Science Center Homepage of the Fort Collins Science Center in Colorado with links to programs in ecological research, staff directory, science support, news and events, science features, publications, and research spotlights. (Score: 1.261)
Place-Based Studies Program Homepage for the Place-Based Studies Program with links to projects in Chesapeake Bay, Greater Yellowstone, Mojave Desert, Platte River, Salton Sea, San Francisco, and south Florida. Includes video in MPEG, Quickline, and AVI formats. (Score: 1.051)
Ecosystems Online Science Resource Locator (Score: 1.000)
Ecosystems (Score: 1.000)
International Program at the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center Home page for the International Program of the EROS Data Center which specializes in projects that use remotely sensed or GIS data to address world issues of ecology and natural hazards. Links to archives, data, publications, and current projects. (Score: 1.000)
Mollusks Information on mollusks and uses of the identification of fossil mollusks in the fields of biostratigraphy, geochronology, paleocoeanography, paleoecology and ecosystems history. Links to experts and related USGS projects. (Score: 1.000)
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Metadata Clearinghouse The NBII Metadata Clearinghouse contains standardized metadata-based descriptions to assist in locating and accessing useful biological data sets, information products, and applications software in a distributed network of cooperating data sources. (Score: 1.000)
USGS fact sheets Access and listing of USGS popular publications listed by themes: resources, hazards, environment, information management, and states, and also by scientific discipline. (Score: 1.000)
Bird Point Count Database Perform custom searches for bird count and bird habitat data or enter your bird count and vegetation data. (Score: 0.811)
Ecosystems in U.S. Inland Online Science Resource Locator (Score: 0.690)
Effects of fire suppression on ecosystems and diversity Article from Status and Trends of the Nations Biological Resources on considerations in restoring a more natural fire regime in ecosystems adapted to frequent fires to maximize benefits while minimizing biological and social costs. (Score: 0.690)
Nutrient dynamics and biochemical cycling Briefly describes research efforts to better understand nutrient dynamics and biogeochemical cycling in ecosystems and how these properties are altered by large-scale human activities. (Score: 0.690)
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Information System (SIS) project titles List of active research and science projects at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center by accession number with links to project descriptions (Score: 0.690)
Standardized National Vegetation Classification System Document on the National Vegetation Classification Standard with information on applications, background, development, characteristics, nomenclature standards, relationship to other classifications, and how to do vegetation mapping. (Score: 0.690)
Status and trends of the Nations biological resources This report is major publication on national biological resources that compiles and presents status and trends information for use by resource managers and the public. Presents detail information on ecosystems, plants, and animals. (Score: 0.690)
Western Ecological Research Center products Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) publications and products search web page. Any products which are available to download appear as links. The links may be html, zip, pdf files or other file types. (Score: 0.668)
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