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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2003
The United Nations has declared 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water to galvanize action on one of the world’s most urgent crises.
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Coupling of hydrodynamical, biological, and geochemical processes in streambeds
Packman, A.I., T.J. Battin, and J.D. Newbold. 2003. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics 50:107–123.
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Dissolved organic carbon measurement using a modified high temperature DOC analyzer
Peterson, M.L., A.K. Aufdenkampe, S. Lang and J.I. Hedges. 2003. Marine Chemistry 81(1–2):89–104.
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Comparison of corn pollen and natural fine particulate matter transport in streams: can pollen be used as a seston surrogate?
Georgian, T., J.D. Newbold, S.A. Thomas, M.T. Monaghan, G.W. Minshall, and C.E. Cushing. 2003. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 22:2–15.