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William H. Gingerich Recognized by the Food and Drug Administration
Researchers Recognized for Contributions to Approval of 35% PEROX-AID®
During a recent awards ceremony, Dave Lovetro, Eka Chemicals representative, recognized the aquaculture drug team for their dedication and efforts towards the approval of 35% PEROX-AID®, the first “broad-use”, waterborne, aquaculture drug approved in more than 20 years. USGS representatives, Dr. Bob Szaro, Chief Scientist for Biology, and Doug Beard, Fisheries, Aquatic and Endangered Resources Program Coordinator, were present to congratulate the researchers. The photo shows the researchers who generated critical data to satisfy the drug approval along with the USGS representatives.
Scientists Recognized in La Crosse, Wis.; First New Waterborne Aquaculture Drug in 20 Years Approved
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LTRMP Technical Report: Status and Trends of Selected Resources of the Upper Mississippi River System
 Like other large rivers, the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) serves a diversity of roles. The UMRS provides commercial and recreational fishing, floodplain agriculture, drinking water for many communities, an important bird migration pathway, a variety of recreational activities, and a navigation system that transports much of the country’s agricultural exports. These multiple roles present significant management challenges.
This report provides a summary of the recent status (mean and range of conditions) and trends (change in a consistent direction over time) for selected indicators of the ecological condition of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Data collected by the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) are used to describe biological, physical, and chemical indicators of river condition over 9–12 years in most instances. |
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 Geospatial and Decision Support Projects
A Decision Support System (DSS) can be defined as, "A spatially based computer application or data that assists a researcher or manager in making decisions."
LINK is the latest product from a series of DSS that uses species habitat matrices to model potential species habitat and habitat diversity. |
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Web Site: The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative at UMESC
Populations of amphibians have been declining around the world. The U.S. Geological Survey is working to understand the extent and causes of such declines through the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative.
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 USGS Fact Sheet: Taking the Pulse of a River System: Research on the Upper Mississippi River System
The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) for the Upper Mississippi River System is the Nation’s first large-scale effort to determine the status and trends of these natural components of a large river. The mission of the LTRMP is to provide decision-makers with information to help them balance the multiple uses of the Mississippi River. |
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Web Site: Maps, Models, and Tools for Bird Conservation Planning
Scientists at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center have developed statistical models for predicting and mapping habitat associations across entire ecoregions for species at risk like the cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea).
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 Climate Change: Ecosystem Impacts and Management Strategies for the Midwest U.S.
A symposium titled ‘Climate Change: Ecosystem Impacts and Management Strategies For the Midwest U.S’ was held at the 68th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, 10-11 December 2007.
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| Long Term Resource Monitoring Program |
The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center administers the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) of the Environmental Management Program. The LTRMP is the Nation's largest river monitoring program with six remote state-operated field stations.
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| Data and Sampling Information
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U.S. Geological Survey
