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Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on land use change and Anywhere:

Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Homepage of the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) initiative programs supporting actions to remedy contaminations associated with hard rock mining. Includes data from the Upper Animas River and Boulder River, bibliography of reports, and pictures. (Score: 1.380)

Assessing the impacts of climate variability and change on the Nations resources Site for a USGS project under the U.S. Global Change Research Program for a national assessment of the impacts of climate variability and change on resources with links to impacts in Alaska, western U.S., public lands, and water resources. (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)

Water science for schools: water quality Educational site for elementary school students on water quality with links to related topics including pesticides in ground water, kids view, urbanization and water and others. (Score: 1.000)

Land use history of North America (LUHNA) Report prepared with NASA on the importance of a historical context for understanding ongoing changes in land cover and land use in North America and the effect on the environment. Site contains primarily contents of a book edited by T.D.Sisk. (Score: 0.811)

International Program at the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center - Data portal to Africa Overview of the African component of the international program at the EROS Data Center bringing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to Africa with archives, data, partner links, publications, workshops, and search interface for project links. (Score: 0.780)

Amphibian declines and deformities Amphibian population declines and deformities due to various causes including land use change, viruses, and fungi. Links to USGS press releases, answers to FAQs(HTML and PDF versions)and photos with downloadable files. (Score: 0.690)

Analyzing land use change in urban environments Describes the USGS Urban Dynamics Research Program that studies landscape changes resulting from the growth of metropolitan regions over time. (Score: 0.690)

Global change research - earth surface dynamics Homepage for USGS Global Change Research projects which seek to understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Links to projects with descriptions and products and downloadable poster. (Score: 0.690)

Assessing the impact of urban sprawl on soil resources in the United States using nighttime city lights satellite images and digital soils maps Paper from Land Use History of North America giving results of a study to estimate the extent of developed land in the United States and the impact of development on soil resources. (Score: 0.688)

Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project (FRIRP) Home page for the Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project, a demonstration study of the northern Colorado Front Range urban corridor and the entire Rocky Mountain Front Range urban corridor with links to projects, datasets, and publications. (Score: 0.507)

Effects of land use on water quality in Michigan Links to USGS studies on changes in land use and the resulting effects on water quality, contaminants, and pathogens in water, and the use of biogeochemical indicators to track changes for selected areas in Michigan. (Score: 0.491)

Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project Site for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project with links to bay coring, land use impacts, radiometric dates, sea level, bibliography, team, and projects information. (Score: 0.475)

Where desert meets city: vulnerability and recoverability of the Mojave Desert ecosystem Reports and projects of the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Science Program, part of the Place-Based Studies Program, studying desert ecosystem processes with links to program documentation, studies in progress, related information, and publications. (Score: 0.474)

Sense of place: a place-based approach to science for land management Examples of on-site, place-focused research programs using USGS scientists in land management projects. (Score: 0.461)

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)

Detection and analysis of open space change in Yavapai and Southern Mohave Counties, Arizona Digital image maps documenting the amount of change in open space between 1984 and 1997 within the study area and document where these changes have occurred in order to effectively evaluate change in big game habitat. (Score: 0.424)

Geologic mapping data: Las Vegas urban corridor Downloadable digital maps of the Mesquite and Moapa West quadrangles, and links to shaded relief maps of California, Nevada, and Arizona. (Score: 0.374)

Geologic mapping: Las Vegas urban corridor Downloadable geologic data and 1:100,000-scale geologic maps of the Las Vegas Valley. (Score: 0.374)

San Francisco Bay change detection and mapping: use of Landsat Thematic Mapper Multitemporal images to detect and map changes in the San Francisco Bay area Remote sensing images of San Francisco Bay and Delta region. (Score: 0.367)

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Definition: Effect of changing land use patterns on ecological systems.

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