USGS Multimedia Gallery for Video Tag: biology

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery for Video Tag: biology http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Gary Wedemeyer Interview (B-Roll)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/687 Interview footage avialable for release. Corresponds with Gary Wedemeyer publication for Western Fisheries Research Center to be published in next few weeks.

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises and Survival (Full video)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/642 �The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises and Survival� is a thirty minute television program exploring the world of the Mojave Desert Tortoise. It highlights the USGS research program on the Desert Tortoise and the role of that research in managing desert environments to allow the species to recover and escape the threat of extinction. The program was originally released on the internet in segmented form in 2010. This re-release presents the program in its entirety. The program was produced jointly by the USGS Western Ecological Research Center (www.werc.usgs.gov) in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert Tortoise Recovery Office.

]]> <![CDATA[Return of the Gentle Giants: Huron-Erie Corridor Fish Habitat Restoration]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/570 The St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, also known as the Huron-Erie Corridor, are the international waters that connect Lake Huron to Lake Erie. Environmental changes in the Corridor over time have resulted in a loss of habitat for fish and other organisms. This video is focusing on the successful St. Clair River fish habitat restoration project and the science and collaboration that made it a success!

The Huron-Erie Corridor is the epicenter of fish populations and fish habitat restoration in the Central Great Lakes. The fish spawning habitat restoration successes in these connecting channels can have positive impacts on Lakes Erie and Huron as well as the entire Great Lakes basin.

The Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners will continue to work together to manage, restore, enhance, and protect the living resources and their habitats in these connecting waterways.

]]> <![CDATA[Bat White-nose Syndrome: There is a New Fungus Among Us By Dr. David Blehert]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/527 Since first discovered in 2007 in New York, white-nose syndrome has spread to 16 states, including Virginia and Maryland, and four Canadian provinces. The disease is estimated to have killed over five million hibernating bats. An outbreak of infectious disease among bats on the order of white-nose syndrome is without precedent, and although insect-feeding wild bats may lack the easily defined monetary value of domestic animals, a recent analysis showed that they provide natural pest control services to American farmers valued at approximately $23 billion per year. Dr. David Blehert discusses this emergent wildlife disease and the profound impacts white-nose syndrome may have in the 21st century.

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Salmon Disease Research]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/513 The U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle, Washington is a state-of-the-art laboratory operating on the cutting edge of fish science. Work at the lab falls into three broad categories, ecosystem studies, studies of invasive species, and studies of disease in fish. Recent public alarm about the possible discovery of the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus, in a few salmon off British Columbia, has drawn significant attention to the lab and its experts.

]]> <![CDATA[A Study in Stream Ecology]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/449 In this episode we explore how scientists for the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program investigate the ecological health of rivers and streams across the United States. Focusing on a recent sampling effort along the Minam River in northeast Oregon, this video highlights USGS sampling methods for fish, macroinvertebrates (bugs), algae, and habitat. Join us, as we show biometric data can be used to assess the health of streams, only in this episode of the USGS CoreCast.

]]> <![CDATA[White Nose Sydrome in Bats - A Conservation Challenge]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/316 One hour recording of a lecture and slide presentation about White-Nose syndrome in bats, by Peter Youngbaer Sponsored jointly by the USGS and the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the National Speleological Society, Mr. Youngbaer addressed the topic of White Nose Syndrome, a fungus associated with decimation of bat populations in the northeastern United States, but which is spreading south and west, reaching as far west as Missouri earlier this year. The lecture covered: what is killing our bats, what's being done about it, and what you can do to help USGS scientists and others address this critical issue.

]]> <![CDATA[Stormwater, Impervious Surface, and Stream Health]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/298 Urban development is associated with an increase in impervious surfaces, that is, surfaces such as rooftops, sidewalks, and streets that prevent precipitation from infiltrating into the groundwater. Impervious surfaces increase the volume and energy of stormwater that reaches streams and can lead to adverse physical and water quality impacts, including erosions and increased nutrient runoff. In this video USGS scientist Tom Cuffney and Tom Schueler, director of the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, discuss the effects of impervious surfaces on stream health.

]]> <![CDATA[SHARQ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/230 The Submersible Habitat for Analyzing Reef Quality (SHARQ) is a new tool scientists use to understand and map metabolic characteristics associated with marine communities living on the sea floor. This podcast gives a closer look at how scientists use SHARQ to analyze important habitats like coral reefs.

]]> <![CDATA[U.S. - Canada Arctic Expedition Surveying the Extended Continental Shelf]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/268 American and Canadian scientists head north on a collaborative expedition to map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. Each coastal nation may exercise sovereign rights over the natural resources of their continental shelf.

]]> <![CDATA[Recovery Act Intern Tracks Sheep at San Andres National Wildlife Refuge]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/243 Ryan Platte was hired as a Recovery Act intern to monitor and track bighorn sheep at the San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. This video follows Ryan Platte on a typical day at work as he answers questions about his unique job.

Related project: Southwest Region, Employ 20 Temporary Hires, FFS #R2NF

]]> <![CDATA[Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/359 Development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself. In this episode, USGS scientist Jerry McMahon describes two take home messages for managers.

]]> <![CDATA[The Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (extended) Part I: Introduction]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/239 Part one of a three part series on how development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself.

]]> <![CDATA[The Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (extended) Part II: Study Design]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/240 Part two of a three part series on how development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself.

]]> <![CDATA[The Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (extended) Part III: Study Results]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/241 Part three of a three part series on how development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself.

]]> <![CDATA[Invasive Species Removal at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/231 In this video, Geovany Esteban and Lisa Jameson discuss their work on the Melaleuca removal project at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1.25 million contract for the removal of invasive plant species from about 9,000 acres of the refuge, including Melaleuca, Old World climbing fern, Brazilian pepper and Australian pine.

Related to ARRA project: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee NWR — Invasive Species Removal, FFS #R4MA

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises & Survival (Full Length - Part 1 of 4)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/197 Part 1 of 4

A thirty minute television program exploring the world of the Mojave Desert Tortoise. Witness a newborn tortoise hatching from its shell and male tortoises engaging in territorial battle. Follow scientists as they track tortoises across the desert. Learn about the many threats to tortoise survival. Watch as scientists use new technologies such as GPS and habitat modeling to sort out the factors causing tortoise decline and to help guide the effort to recover the species.

Tortoises have lived across this southwest landscape for thousand's of years. Their adaptation to its extreme harsh environment is amazing: surviving ground temperatures greater than 130 degress Fahrenheit and able to live a year, or even two, without water. But now, the desert tortoise is in danger of extinction.

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises & Survival (Full Length - Part 2 of 4)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/198 Part 2 of 4

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises & Survival (Full Length - Part 3 of 4)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/199 Part 3 of 4

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises & Survival (Full Length - Part 4 of 4)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/200 Part 4 of 4

]]> <![CDATA[The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises & Survival (Clip)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/194 This video clip highlights the types of technology being used to research and study the movements of the desert tortoise and how they're using the habitat.

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Public Lecture Series: Climate Change 101]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/179 Climate change is an issue of increasing public concern because of its potential effects on land, water, and biological resources. In the next several years, the United States will be challenged to make management and policy decisions as well as develop adaptation and mitigation strategies that will require anticipating the effects of a changing climate and its impacts on humans and ecosystems. The USGS has a well-regarded history in studying these potential effects and understanding climate change science.

Transcript available soon

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Public Lecture Series: Out of Africa--Dust in the Wind]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/181 Every year, billions of tons of fine desert dust from the Saharan Desert are transported thousands of miles through the atmosphere to the Americas, Europe and the Near East. Living microorganisms and chemical contaminants such as pesticides and metals are carried along with the dust. What biological and chemical contaminants are hitchhiking with the dust and how might downwind ecosystems such as coral reefs and human health be affected?

Transcript available soon.

]]> <![CDATA[Whooping Cranes]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/172 <![CDATA[Hoary Bat Animation]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/171 Seasonal distribution of hoary bats. Gaining a better understanding of the seasonal migration patterns of bats affected by wind turbines could help biologists and wind energy developers find ways to reduce bat fatalities at turbines.

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