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| The Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office, part of the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, plays a pivotal role in conducting research on wildlife and their vast habitats in Alaska. Alaska's Federal public lands represent an overwhelming landscape (equivalent in size to all of the Eastern seaboard from Maine through Florida). Nearly 88% of all National Wildlife Refuges and 65% of all National Park lands are in Alaska. As the lead biological science agency for the Department of the Interior (DOI) in Alaska, the Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office is responsible for research trust lands and waters (including those of the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Minerals Management Service) and DOI trust species (including migratory birds, marine mammals, and anadromous fish) in Alaska, providing scientific information essential for resource management decisions.
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