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Effects of Elevated and Fluctuating Temperature Regimes on Macroinvertebrate and Fish in Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Streams and Rivers

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This laboratory project investigates macroinvertebrate and fish responses to artificial changes in water temperature. Thermal regimes are warmer than normal and approach or exceed physiological and regulatory limits. Daily temperature…

The exterior of the Moorhead Environmental Complex at dusk.

Stroud Water Research Center Dedicates “Green” Building

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The building provides opportunities for educators to discuss the various features such as photovoltaic panels, rainwater capture, geothermal heat, and landscaping that promotes infiltration.

J. Denis Newbold, Ph.D., at his desk

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2012

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Denis Newbold, Ph.D., holds strong political beliefs and an absolute commitment to scientific rigor, not an easy place to be when science is under fire.

Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling receive the SAFE Water Award.

The Water’s Edge: An Evening in Review

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Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling received the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence for their commitment to rainforest conservation in the Amazon River basin.

Fly River in Papua New Guinea.

UpStream Newsletter, Summer 2011

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The difference between the organic materials that enter and leave a river system tells us how the river affects greenhouse gases.

Rio Sierpe, Costa Rica.

Stroud Center Awarded Grant to Study Agricultural Contaminants

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Pesticides and other contaminants from agriculture pose an unknown threat to the Rio Sierpe ecosystem and to humans who eat contaminated fish and shellfish.

Expert Report on the Relationship Between Land Use and Stream Condition (as Measured by Water Chemistry and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates) In the Delaware River Basin

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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…

Spatial and Temporal Variation in Water Quality Among Major Tributaries of the Schuylkill River

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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…

Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation and Stream Function

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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…

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Eating local: influences of habitat on the diet of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)

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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.