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A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Sources and distribution of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Tagliamento River, Italy
Kaiser, E., D.B. Arscott, K. Tockner, and B. Sulzberger. 2004. Aquatic Sciences 66:103–116.
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Characterization of organic matter from natural waters using tetramethylammonium hydroxide thermochemolysis GC-MS
Frazier, S.W., K.O. Nowack, K.M. Goins, F.S. Cannon, L.A. Kaplan, and P.G. Hatcher. 2003. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 70:99–128.
City of New York water supply sign.
UpStream Newsletter, Fall 2003
As the second stage of the New York Project begins, “nutrient spiraling” and “rates of production” are the talk of the water science community.
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Where rivers are born: the scientific imperative for defending small streams and wetlands
Meyer, J.L., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, D.L. Strayer, C.J. Woltemade, J.B. Zedler, R. Beilfuss, Q. Carpenter, R. Semlitsch, M.C. Watzin, and P.H. Zedler. 2003. Published by Sierra Club and American Rivers.
Where Rivers Are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands
Where Rivers are Born: the Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands
The natural processes in headwater systems benefit humans by mitigating flooding, maintaining water quality and quantity, recycling nutrients, and providing habitat for plants and animals.
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Simultaneous analyses of neutral carbohydrates and amino sugars in freshwaters with HPLC-PAD
Cheng, X., and L. A. Kaplan. 2003. Journal of Chromatographic Science 41:434–438.
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Effects of current velocity on the nascent architecture of stream microbial biofilms
Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, X. Cheng, and C. Hansen. 2003c. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63:5443–5452.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
The Tagliamento River: a model ecosystem of European importance
Tockner, K., J.V. Ward, D.B. Arscott, P.J. Edwards, J. Kollmann, A.M. Gurnell, G.E. Petts, B. Maiolini. 2003. Aquatic Sciences 65:239–253.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Habitat structure and Trichoptera diversity in two headwater flood plains, N.E. Italy
Arscott, D.B., B. Keller, K. Tockner, and J.V. Ward. 2003. International Review of Hydrobiology 88:255–273.
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Dietary and stable isotope (δ 13C, δ 15N) analyses in alpine stream insects
Füreder, L., C. Welter, and J.K. Jackson. 2003. International Review of Hydrobiology 88:314–331.
Stroud Center Director Receives National Conservation Award
Stroud Center Director Receives National Conservation Award
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has named Bernard Sweeney, Ph. D., the recipient of the 2003 Excellence in Conservation Award.
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A mixing model analysis of stream solute dynamics and the contribution of a hyporheic zone to ecosystem function
Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and S.P. Hendricks. 2003a. Freshwater Biology 48:995–1014.