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- Air temperature and wind readings
- Work of the Service; Employees (USFWS);
- USFWS employee Elizabeth Labunski takes the air temperature and wind readings while on transect during the Prince William Sound Seabird and Sea Mammal Survey in Alaska.
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- Sea turtle nest relocation
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation;
- June 28, 2010 sea turtle nest relocation: Sea turtle eggs are very delicate. The temperature of the eggs can affect the sex of the turtle. Boys are cool, girls are warm. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
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- Sea Turtle egg relocation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers;
- Port St. Joe, FL: The temperature in this cooler must be monitored by a thermometer, which is installed after filling in the first layer of eggs.
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- Centuary at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts;
- Found "no where else on earth" --The spring-loving centaury, Centaurium namophilum, is considered to be endemic to the Ash Meadows area (meaning it is definitely found within the refuge borders but also in adjacent federal and private...
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- Groundwater Monitoring
- Structures; Riparian environments; Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges; Water management; Monitoring;
- Laura Brophy (left) of Greenpoint Consulting and masters candidate student Megan MacClullan (right) download data from a groundwater well. Fourteen wells are located within the restoration area and four are in the control (natural) marsh to...
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- Great Egret
- Karney; Birds; Herons; Shorebirds
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- Atlantic salmon smolts
- Fisheries; Aquaculture; Anadromous species; Endangered species; Fishes; Fisheries management;
- Atlantic salmon spend the first two years of life in the fresh water habitats of their native stream (occasionally three, depending upon food availability). At two years of age, the fish undergo the process of smoltification, resulting in changes...
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