Stroud Water Research Center
Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling received the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence for their commitment to rainforest conservation in the Amazon River basin.
The difference between the organic materials that enter and leave a river system tells us how the river affects greenhouse gases.
Pesticides and other contaminants from agriculture pose an unknown threat to the Rio Sierpe ecosystem and to humans who eat contaminated fish and shellfish.
Stroud Water Research Center researchers were asked to provide evidence of the relationship between changes in land use and changes in stream quality. The Stroud Center’s data from hundreds of…
This research, education, and outreach project continues efforts with local watershed groups to monitor macroinvertebrates in streams throughout the Schuylkill River Basin, which is located in the Northern Piedmont and…
This study was designed to determine the impact of abandoned mine drainage (AMD) on stream ecosystem functions, such as algal growth, nutrient spiraling, litter decay, and enzyme function, as well…
Clare, E.L., R. Brittany, R. Barber, B.W. Sweeney, P.D.N. Hebert, and M.B. Fenton. 2011. Molecular Ecology 20(8):1772–1780.
Stroud Center scientists think Papua New Guinea might be more important in terms of carbon and sediment discharge than the entire Amazon River.
The goal is to create a conservation ethic that integrates ordinary people into the decision-making process by putting simple assessment tools into their hands.
Sweeney, B.W., J.M. Battle, J.K. Jackson, and T. Dapkey. 2011. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30(1):195–216.