Accession Number:

ADA361154

Title:

Making a World of Difference: Recent USGS Contributions to the Nation.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESTON VA

Personal Author(s):

• Farris, Gaye S.

Report Date:

1998-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

Report outlines recent ways in which USGS is making a difference in research in the areas of geology, water, plants, animals, access to information, and by partnerships with other agencies.

Descriptors:

• *GEOLOGY
• *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• *ECOSYSTEMS
• *ANIMALS
• *PLANTS(BOTANY)
• COASTAL REGIONS
• WATER
• RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• FLOODS
• CONSERVATION
• CONTAMINATION
• EARTHQUAKES
• LAKES
• LANDSLIDES
• GLACIERS

Subject Categories:

• Biology
• Ecology
• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE