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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
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Geographic parthenogenesis in the stream mayfly Eurylophella funeralis in eastern North America

Sweeney, B.W., and R.L. Vannote. 1987. Holarctic Ecology 10:52–59.
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Phosphorus spiralling in rivers and river-reservoir systems: implications of a model

Newbold, J.D. 1987. Pages 303–327 in J.F. Craig and J.B. Kemper (editors). Regulated streams. Springer, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Population genetic structure of two mayflies (Ephemerella subvaria, Eurylophella verisimilis) in the Delaware River drainage basin

Sweeney, B.W., D.H. Funk, and R.L. Vannote. 1986. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 5(4):253-262.
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Growth and production of a stream stonefly

Sweeney, B.W., and R.L. Vannote. 1986. Ecology 67:1396–1410.
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Effects of temperature and food quality on growth and development of a mayfly, Leptophlebia intermedia

Sweeney, B.W., R.L. Vannote, and P.J. Dodds. 1986. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 43:12–18.

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WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.


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