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Planktonic eukaryotes in the Chesapeake Bay: Contrasting responses of abundant and rare taxa to estuarine gradients

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Hualong, W., F. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Bettarel, Y. Eissler, F. Chen, and J. Kan. 2024. Microbiology Spectrum, early online access.

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Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

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Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, early online access.

A boy on a bike visits a rain garden outside his residence in Lancaster, Pa.

Don’t Let the Rain Run Away

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Polluted runoff is a threat to clean water. Learn how rain gardens can protect clean fresh water by reducing flooding and water use.

A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.

Make It Rain, Make It Rain

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Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.

A woman sprinkles water from a watering can onto a watershed modeling table.

New Teaching Tool Shows How Land Use Alters Rain’s Path

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Watershed modeling tables and companion lessons from the Stroud Center help people learn how actions on land impact streams and rivers.

Bern Sweeney walks through a native meadow.

Bern Sweeney Recognized With Prestigious Ruth Patrick Award

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As a student, colleague, and lifelong friend of Ruth Patrick, Sweeney sustained a career of scientific discovery leading to environmental solutions.

Participants in the “Science of Fresh Water” course visit the Stroud Center.

New Class Introduces Adult Learners to “Science of Fresh Water”

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Participants got a crash course on what watersheds are and how their streams and rivers work and support wildlife.

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Variation in freshwater insect osmoregulatory traits: A comparative approach

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Cochran, J.K., S.E. Orr, D.H. Funk, A.C. Figurskey, M.H. Reiskind, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2024. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, early online access.

A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.

The Stream Restoration Puzzle

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A new Stroud Water Research Center presentation examines why investment projects often fail to meet water quality standards.

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Green Lawns Don’t Have to Lead to Green Water

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Learn how to care for your landscape and prevent potentially harmful algae from growing in the waters where you live.