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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

July 2012 Activity Highlights
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Topics covered in the July activity report.


Aquatic Invasive Species

Asian Carp

Zebra Mussels

Geospatial Sciences and Technology

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Common Loon Overwintering Habitat and Foraging Behavior

National Park Service

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Tree Swallows and PCBs on the Hudson River

Upper Mississippi River Restoration – Environmental Management Program

Connectivity Influence on Nutrient Distribution

UMR Imagery

Statistical Analyses

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Other

Acronyms

APPA – Appalachian National Scenic Trail
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
FWS – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
LCU – Land Cover/Land Use
LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging
LNE – Lower New England
NPS – National Park Service
NVCS – National Vegetation Classification System
NWR – National Wildlife Refuge
NYSM-FRL – New York State Museum Field Research Laboratory
PCBs – polychlorinated biphenyls
QTOF – quadrupole-time of flight
SACN – Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
SDCN – Science Data Coordination Network
TP – total phosphorous
TN – total nitrogen
UMESC – Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
UMRR-EMP – Upper Mississippi River Restoration - Environmental Management Program
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
VIP – Vegetation Inventory and Monitoring Program

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