By land, air, and water – USGS science supporting fish and wildlife migrations throughout North America

Abstract/Summary

Countless species of animals—big game, birds, bats, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and fish—migrate to reach suitable habitats to feed, reproduce, and raise their young. Animal migrations developed over millennia commonly follow migration corridors—unique routes for each species—to move among seasonal habitats. Changes along those corridors, whether from human development (buildings, roads, dams) or from natural disturbances (for example, climate change, drought, fire, flooding, or invasive species), can make them harder to navigate. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Ecosystems Mission Area provides science that assists land managers in mapping, enhancing, protecting, and reconnecting migration corridors critical for diverse fish and wildlife populations that migrate, such as Odocoileus hemionus (mule deer) and Antilocapra americana (pronghorn), trout and salmon, salamanders, tortoises, bats, and Danaus plexippus (monarch butterflies).

Publication details
Published Date: 2022-06-22
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Media Format: .PDF

ARMI Organizational Units:
Pacific Northwest - Biology
Topics:
Management; Monitoring and Population Ecology; Species and their Ecology
Place Names:
United States
Keywords:
ARMI; connectivity; conservation; data management; Decision science; distribution; ecology; fish; habitat; habitat use; predation; wildlife habitat
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