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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing โ€” fresh water.
We advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

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Variation in genetic structure among populations of the caddisfly Helicopsyche borealis from three streams in northern California, U.S.A.

Jackson, J.K., and V.H. Resh. 1992. Freshwater Biology 27:29โ€“42.
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Climate change and the life histories and biogeography of aquatic insects in eastern North America

Sweeney, B.W., J.K. Jackson, J.D. Newbold, and D.H. Funk. 1992. Pages 143โ€“176 in Firth and S. G. Fisher (editors). Global climate change and freshwater ecosystems. Springer-Verlag, New York, New York.
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A survey of assimilable organic carbon, biodegradable organic carbon, and coliform growth response in drinking waters throughout the United States

Kaplan, L.A., D.J. Reasoner, E.W. Rice, and T.L. Bott. 1992. Revue des Sciences de lโ€™Eau 5:207โ€“224.
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Use of cellulose acetate electrophoresis to examine the population genetics of the caddisfly Helicopsyche borealis

Jackson, J.K., and V.H. Resh. 1991. Internationale Vereinigung fur Theoretische und angewandte Limnologie, Verhandlungen 24:2903โ€“2907.
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Selection of surrogates for a genetically engineered microorganism with cellulolytic capability for ecological studies in streams

Bott, T.L., and L.A. Kaplan. 1991. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 37:848โ€“857.
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Periodicity of mate attraction and flight activity of adult caddisflies (Trichoptera)

Jackson, J.K., and V.H. Resh. 1991. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 10:198โ€“209.

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Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershedยฎ 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.

EnviroDIYโ„ข 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 Networkยฎ 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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