The interacting populations of plants, animals, and
microorganisms occupying a certain area, and their relationship
to the environment. Western Fisheries Research Center--Forage
fish studies in Puget Sound [ More info] Human perturbations
such as shoreline armoring or urban development can affect the
nearshore habitats critical to these populations of small fish
which support birds and larger fish. Western Region Coastal and
Marine Geology [ More info] Western Region Coastal and Marine
Geology science center conducts research in the coastal and
offshore areas of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska,
Hawaii, and other U.S. Pacific Islands. Wetland fire remote
sensing research -- The Greater Everglades example [ More info]
The U.S. Geological Survey uses remote sensing to improve fire-
management databases in the Everglades, gain insights into post-
fire land-cover dynamics, and develop spatial and temporal fire-
scar data for habitat and hydrologic modeling. Wetland
restoration bibliography [ More info] This bi