USGS global change research examines terrestrial and marine processes and the natural history of global change, including the interactions between climate and the hydrologic system. The USGS documents the character of environments in the past and present, and the geological, biological, hydrological, and geochemical processes involved in environmental change. Its purpose is to gather information on the Chihuahuan Desert Region and to make that information available to all who would like to know. Primary interests are biology, geology, anthropology, and archeology. The Institute conducts research, provides scholarships, designs and implements educational activities, promotes the area, and produces films, publications and other media about the Chihuahuan Desert region.
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