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

Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC) ) wildland fire support Description of the Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC) project, online maps of current wildland fire locations using Netscape Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, and user guide on how to use mapping application. (Score: 1.380)
Global change research: a focus on mountain ecosystems Overview of interdisciplinary research studies in Glacier National Park to understand how this mountain wilderness responds to present climatic variability and other external stressors, such as air pollution, and links to detailed reports. (Score: 1.000)
Coastal Louisiana Chapter from Status and Trends of the Nations Biological Resources on the marshes, forested wetlands, barrier islands, and marine ecosystems of the coast of Louisiana with descriptions ths status of wildlife and fishery resources. (Score: 0.690)
Fire ecology research Study of wildland fire history and fire ecology such as the invasion of nonnative grasses, in the Sierra Nevada forests, California shrublands, and the Mojave and Sonoran deserts to develop management techniques that will reduce hazards. (Score: 0.690)
Forest and rangeland birds of the United States : natural history and habitat use Catalog of bird species common to forest and rangeland habitats in the U.S. with natural histories including taxonomic information, range, and habitat descriptions to assist land managers in resource management. Text available as a .zip file. (Score: 0.690)
Truffles, trees, and biodiversity Chapter from Our Living Resources on the importance of truffles and false truffles as food for many animals, distribution in the United States, and evidence for extinction of many truffles in the Great Basin. (Score: 0.690)
Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) Describes the studies of five small watersheds, four in the U.S. and one in Puerto Rico, under the WEBB program to understand the processes controlling water, energy, and biogeochemical fluxes with links to other watershed research. (Score: 0.690)
Limber pine communities Report on status and trends of limber pine communities with references. (Score: 0.526)
Pacific Northwest Information Node Pacific Northwest Information Node is a regional information network of the National Biological Information Infrastructure intended to provide access to information and services relevant to forest resources in the Pacific Northwest. (Score: 0.522)
Whitebark pine communities Report on status and trends of whitebark pine communities with references to related publications. (Score: 0.522)
Effects of wastewater on forested wetlands Study of the effects of the practice of cycling municipal nutrient-enriched wastewater effluent from holding ponds through forested wetlands. Studies were in the Cypiere Perdue Swamp, Louisiana, and the Drummond Bog, Wisconsin. (Score: 0.488)
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Home page of the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, providing research and technical support for ecosystem management in the western U.S. Links to projects, field stations, fact sheets, partnerships, and publications. (Score: 0.471)
Grizzly bear and black bear ecology Summaries of research projects on black bear and grizzly ecology and ecosystems supporting the populations and bibliography of related publications. (Score: 0.464)
Natural and human drivers of biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem This study reconstructs past interactions among ecosystem factors, native species, and human land use in the Greater Yellowstone ecotsystem to provide a context for future management to sustain both ecological and human communities. (Score: 0.459)
Twenty years of post-fire vegetation development in Yellowstone National Park Abstract with slides of a presentation om the effects of wildfire on plant community succession from plots established before or after fires in Yellowstone National Park. (Score: 0.459)
Bryophytes and lichens, small but indispensable forest dwellers Description of bryophytes (mosses,liverworts,and hornworts) and lichens (dual organisms of a fungus and an alga or a cyanobacterium) that are part of forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest with information on habitat and conservation. (Score: 0.336)

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