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OFFICE LOCATIONS

FISC - Headquarters
12703 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Tel: 407-803-5500
Fax: 407-803-5501

FISC - Gainesville
7920 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956

FISC - Biology

Research and monitoring to meet the needs of managing the resources of the southeastern region.

FISC biological science capabilities include applying Adaptive Management research and tools to resource management decisions that involve high levels of uncertainty. This work is done in cooperation with federal and community partners to address societal needs. Biologists at FISC are also involved in gathering long term data sets to examine changes in populations and habitats over time. A well known data set is the Manatee Photo Identification Database. Manatees are just one example of key indicators species that are part of long term ecosystem studies. American alligators are another example of an indicator species that provides scientists and resource managers with insight into ecosystem health based on the population health of alligators in their natural environment.

One of Florida's, and the nation's most critical environmental threats is the increased numbers and populations of invasive species. Across the nation invasive species are impacting rivers, wetlands and lakes. The FISC NAS program maintains up to date information on invasive and exotic species across the country providing species alerts, fact sheets and maps to track and predict the spread of invasives.

USGS Florida Science Highlights

Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral - Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006)

There is a rapidly growing social, political, and scientific awareness of the destruction of sensitive deep coral reefs, and the potential loss of unexplored biodiversity by human activities including bottom trawling, anchoring, cable-laying, ocean dumping, pollution, and offshore oil and gas development. In the Gulf of Mexico, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) exercises an ecological stewardship role for sensitive hydrocarbon seep, hard-bottom and reef habitats relative to hydrocarbon exploration and development activities. Download document, view video clips

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Trophic coupling and habitat connectivity among coral reef, mangrove, and seagrass fishes and benthic invertebrate communities of the Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) and Coral Reef National Monument (VICR)

Marine reserves were developed to combat the decline of marine fisheries resources and biodiversity by protecting integral components of entire reef communities and interdependent habitats and species (e.g. coral reefs and seagrasses). The function of reserves is to control the "top-down" impact of human predation through "no-take" enforcement strategies, but often other factors, including habitat connectivity, stability, and food availability affect the abundance, distribution, and diversity of marine organisms. Find out more

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Biology Highlights - 2008

Of Current Interest

Realtime Nonindigenous Species Data Displayed with Google Map

To see the distribution maps in action for six invasive species, go to:

• Lionfish
• Northern Snakehead
• Round Goby
• New Zealand Mudsnail
• Zebra Mussel
• Quagga Mussel

Recent Publications

Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5082 Jacobsen, R.E., 2008, A Key to the Pupal Exuviae of the Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) of Everglades National Park, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5082, 119 p.

Open File Report 2007-1057 Rice, K.G., Waddle, J.H., Crockett, M.E., Bugbee, C.D., Jeffery, B.M., and Percival, H.F., 2007, Herpetofaunal Inventories of the National Parks of South Florida and the Caribbean: Volume IV. Biscayne National Park.

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5043 Davis, J.H., 2007, Fate and Transport Modeling of Selected Chlorinated Organic Compounds at Operable Unit 1, U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5109 Davis, J.H., 2007, Evaluation of the Contributing Area for Recovery Wells at the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordinance Plant, Fridley, Minnesota.

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5070 Davis, J.H., and Katz, B.G., 2007, Hydrogeologic Investigation, Water Chemistry Analysis, and Model Delineation of contributing Areas for City of Tallahassee Public-Supply Wells, Tallahassee, Florida.

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