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A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Simulating fishery-induced evolution in Chinook salmon: the role of harvest gear, location and genetic correlations among life history traits

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Eldridge, W.H., J.J. Hard, and K.A. Naish. 2010. Ecological Applications 20(7):1936–1948.

UpStream Newsletter, Summer 2010

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The Stroud Center has been recording daily, monthly, seasonal, annual — and even multiyear data — in Costa Rica to gain insights on climate change.

Maritza Biological Station dormitory with Orosi volcano in the background.

Studying Tropical Waters To Understand the Impacts of Climate Change

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Naturally occurring differences in temperature, rainfall, and hydrological characteristics of tropical landscapes will yield useful information about how climate variation and change may impact the diverse species that populate our planet, and teach us more about climate feedbacks to carbon cycling processes.

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The Crabby Creek initiative: building and sustaining an interdisciplinary community partnership

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Terlecki, M., D. Dunbar, C. Nielsen, C. McGauley, L. Ratmansky, N.L. Watterson, J. Hannum, K. Seidler, E. Bongiorno, O. Owens, P. Goodman, C. Marshall, S. Gill, K. Travers, J. Jackson. 2010. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 3(1):40–50.

Macroinvertebrate Community Response To Invasive Algae in the Opuha River, New Zealand

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Didymosphenia geminata, also known as “rock snot” and didymo, a freshwater, diatom algae is invading New Zealand and parts of the United States. Research findings on the effects of the…

Water Quality Analysis of Costa Rica’s Rio Sierpe and Its Tributaries

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Stroud Water Research Center scientists conducted a planning expedition to the Rio Sierpe in Costa Rica to assess water and habitat quality, determine the feasibility of establishing a multi-year monitoring…

Monitoring Growth and Environmental Parameters in Algal Growth Systems

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This study assessed whether algae could be grown in experimental ponds and harvested as a biofuel. Funded by: Philadelphia Renewable Energy Principal Investigators: Thomas L. Bott, Bernard W. Sweeney Project…

Physical, chemical, and biological connections between a headwater wetland complex and downstream waters, U.S. v. D. Donovan, No. 96-484

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To assist with a legal decision regarding the jurisdictional determination of a wetland dredge and fill permit, Stroud Water Research scientists studied and characterized the hydrological, chemical, and biological linkages…

Connecting the Hydrologic Cycle From Hillslopes to River Networks

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This collaborative research will generate the first model that links the water and carbon cycles of river catchments by focusing on the interactions of water movement and organic carbon in…

Evaluating the Seasonal Effects of Short-Term Temperature Change on Macroinvertebrates and Fish in Streams and Rivers

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We are conducting laboratory studies to test criteria of existing legislation for protecting fish and macroinvertebrates from excessive temperature changes during a 24-hour period in both winter and summer. Funded…