Virginia Tech team awarded NSF grant to assess how salt in freshwater streams impacts aquatic ecosystems
Headwater streams, which comprise 70 percent of all watersheds, are becoming more and more contaminated by salt. The seemingly innocuous ...
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Soil along streams is a bigger source of stream nitrate than rainwater
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have reported that nitrate accumulated in soil bordering streams plays an important role in ...
Oregon State research highlights importance of large wood in streams for land-based animals
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood ...
Ecological functions of streams and rivers severely affected globally
Streams and rivers are the lifeblood of our planet, biodiversity hotspots and essential for human life: They provide drinking water, ...
Biologists examine low-cost ways to improve urban streams
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati are studying low-cost ways to improve water quality and wildlife habitat in urban creeks. ...
Study identifies gaps in monitoring of streams
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new study identifies gaps in data on streams around the world, highlighting potential priorities for future ...
How mountain streams signal climate change
A new tool can better assess an important but overlooked indicator of global warming: the variety of bugs, worms, and ...
New scoring scale tracks the harmful effects of salt pollution in freshwater streams and rivers
The road salt that makes your drive to work easier on snowy days may be damaging the water quality in ...
Tracking the pulse of our nation’s rivers, like a Fitbit for streams
DURHAM, N.C. -- On one of the first mild days in February, Duke’s Emily Bernhardt and her stream ecology team ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?