Stroud Water Research Center
Funk, D.H., B.W. Sweeney, and J.K. Jackson. 2010. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29:1258–1266.
The Stroud Center has been recording daily, monthly, seasonal, annual — and even multiyear data — in Costa Rica to gain insights on climate change.
The North American Benthological Society awarded the director of the Stroud Center its Distinguished Service Award at its Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, NM.
GCA honored Dr. Bernard W. Sweeney for his outstanding and continuing research on streamside forest and river ecosystems.
This study assessed whether algae could be grown in experimental ponds and harvested as a biofuel.Funded by: Philadelphia Renewable EnergyPrincipal Investigators: Thomas L. Bott, Bernard W. SweeneyProject Year: 2009
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…
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 by:…
This ongoing project to track water quality improvements provided by a riparian forest buffer in the Stroud Preserve, Chester County, Pennsylvania, indicates that 15 years after planting, the buffer reduced…
This project compares the current state of 11 Bucks County, Pennsylvania streams with data collected from 1968-1971, before the Clean Water Act went into effect. Research comparisons will document whether…
Arscott, D.B., W. Eldridge, and B.W. Sweeney. 2010. Prepared for the Blue Moon Foundation. Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pennsylvania.