Taxa / Group
Aquatics: Fish
Recreational/Game fisheries
Non-Game/Native fish conservation
Commercial fisheries
Diadromous fish
Aquatics: Invertebrates
Crayfish
Snail
Mussel
Oysters
Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Other Aq. invertebrates
Aquatics: Plants
Aquatic Plants
Seagrass/Marshgrass
Terrestrial: Invertebrates
Snail
Insects (incl. butterfly/moth)
Terrestrial: Vertebrates
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Bats
Small mammals
Large and game mammals
Terrestrial: Plants
Terrestrial Plants - Commercial
Terrestrial Plants - Rare or endemic
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Habitat / System Level Study & Management
Aquatic: Freshwater Systems
River/stream ecology
Cave/karst ecology
Wetland ecology
Hydrology and geomorphology
Reservoirs and Lakes
Aquatic: Coastal/Marine Systems
Wetland/Marsh/Estuarine
Intertidal
Marine/benthic
Terrestrial: Native Systems
Early successional forest
Lowland/mesic forests
Upland/mixed forest
High altitude forest
Grassland/shrub
Disturbance-dependent communities (e.g., fire-dependent forests, etc.)
Terrestrial: Human Landscapes
Soil/range science
Urban systems (natural systems within highly urbanized areas?)
Agro ecosystems
Parks and Recreation
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Monitoring, Application of Analytical Tools, Data Management
Monitoring - Natural - Abiotic Systems
Aquatic systems/resources (incl. instream flow)
Terrestrial systems/resources (incl. geochemical, nutrients)
Atmospheric (incl. chem. deposition)
Monitoring - Natural - Biotic Systems
Population biology and demographics (incl. biometrics/biostatistics)
Population genetics and systematics
Disease surveillance
Tools - Landscape-level (land-use change) and Analysis
Geospatial (GIS)
Remote sensing (LiDAR)
Remote sensing and photo interpretation (cartography, etc.)
Tools - Landscape-level Modeling / IT Programming (language)
Spatial Modeling (connectivity, reserve selection, landscape permeability)
Data - Data Information & Management
Data/information systems (design and management)
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Conservation Delivery, Response, Design
Conservation Delivery - Habitat Restoration
Rivers/Streams - Instream Habitat
Rivers/Streams - Streambank/Riparian
Living Shorelines/Shoreline Restoration
Reef Restoration
Reservoirs and Lakes
Forest/natural cover management, restoration
Open grassland and shrub/natural cover management, restoration
Response - Abiotic Environmental Threats / Contaminants
Aquatic
Terrestrial
Air
Response - Biotic Environmental Threats (incl. invasive species & disease)
Aquatic Invasive plant
Aquatic Invasive animal
Terrestrial Plant pest/pathogen/disease
Terrestrial Animal pest/pathogen/disease
Zoonotic diseases
Design - Habitat Design & Landscape-level Planning (for Management Objectives)
Watershed and water delivery management (dams, reservoirs) (incl. dam removal/fish passage)
Cultural landscapes
Urban development (incl. zoning)
Transportation planning
Recreational planning/use
Energy development (coal)
Energy development (gas)
Energy development (natural gas)
Energy development (wind)
Design - Conservation Policy Implementation (planning, consultation, guidance)
ESA (threatened and endangered species)
Clean Water
Clean Air
Climate Science
Climate/Earth and Atmospheric Science
Modeling (incl. Down-scale climate, Coupled, Niche-envelope modeling)
Adaptation (management response and facilitation)
Mitigation
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Social Science and Communications Knowledge
Social Science and Communications Knowledge - Monitoring and Assessment
Social valuation (application of social science tools and analysis)
(Assessing) Ecosystem services and Environmental Benefits (non-monetized)
Social Science and Communications Knowledge - Response: Engagement & Communication
Citizen Science (program management)
Environmental education, interpretation, and educational outreach
Communication, media relations, social media
Community relations, facilitation, conflict resolution
Structured decision-making and risk-management analysis
Social Science and Communications Knowledge - Response: Policy Dialogue and Implementation
National cultural resource/preservation
Congressional Outreach
Social Science and Communications Knowledge - Cultural Resource Management & Research
Historic Structures (Management, Preservation, Restoration)
Physical Anthropology/Archeology
Social Anthropology (incl. linguistics)/Sociology
Museum Resources (Curation and Information Mgmt)
History/Cultural Research
Native American and Tribal Relations/Studies
Social Science and Communications Knowledge - Cultural & Economic-based Communities
Appalachia (Cultural Communities)
Coal Mining Communities
Farming/Ranching Communities
Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish/Mennonite
Rural Communities
Waterman/Coastal Communities
Recreational Industry
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Expertise Regions (+show map)
Blue Ridge
Central Appalachians
Eastern Corn Belt Plains
Interior Plateau
Interior River Valleys and Hills
North Central Appalachians
Northeastern Highlands
Northern Appalachian Plateau and Uplands Piedmont
Ridge and Valley
Southwestern Appalachians
Western Allegheny Plateau
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