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

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)

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)

Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) Ecology Branch Overview of research of the Ecology Branch on the ecological consequences of habitat degradation due to altered environment, nonindigenous species, and atmospheric alterations. Includes links to staff and research projects. (Score: 0.630)

Aquatic ecosystems Overview of chapter Aquatic Ecosystems in publication Our Living Resources, with links to articles on habitat changes, river biota, freshwater fish populations, marine and freshwater algae, protozoa, contaminants in fish,and freshwater gastropods. (Score: 0.606)

Effects of Fire in the Northern Great Plains Effects of Fire on Nongame Birds (Score: 0.537)

Ospreys in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest (Score: 0.533)

Ungulate research in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region Overview of research studies on ungulates in the northern Rocky Mountaina area including moose, antelope, bison, elk, deer, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep. (Score: 0.526)

Ecology and management of montane wetlands Geologic and hydrologic processes as they affect wetland conditions, especially vegetation and invertebrates, that in turn relate to patterns of use by wetland birds and other wildlife. (Score: 0.522)

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)

Radio tracking manatees to assess the impact of hydrologic changes in southwest Florida Report on the Sirenia Project use of a radio tracking study to determine manatee movement patterns and habitat to develop ecological models to understand and predict the effects of hydrologic restoration on manatees in Southwest Florida. (Score: 0.413)

Platte River Program, a USGS Place-Based Studies Program Site for the Platte River Program in Nebraska an area that is a critical staging area for migratory waterbirds of the Central Flyway. Includes links to color-infrared aerial photos, 1938 historic aerial photos, and Cottonwood Ranch research site. (Score: 0.348)

River corridor habitat dynamics, Lower Missouri River Detailed description of The Lower Missouri River Corridor Habitat Dynamics Project studying river habitat in a heavily engineered river. (Score: 0.343)

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About habitat alteration:

Definition: Changes in the particular environments or places where organisms or species tend to live. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

Used for: habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation