Featured Article This month’s featured article: Quantifying Stream Periphyton Assemblage Responses to Nutrient Amendments with a Molecular Approach, authors are J.D. Hagy III, K.A. Houghton, D.L. Beddick Jr., J.P. James, S.D. Friedman, R. Devereaux. Freshwater Science 39(2): 292-308. See the entire issue. In this Issue Tropical Stream Responses to Drought...
We end this year’s Headwaters Highlights with the wonderful Caitlin Claire Bloomer (she/her). She is currently a second year MSc. student in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with Dr. Chris Taylor, and a proud member of Crustacean Nation! Caitlin shared with us about her road to...
Featured Article This month’s featured article: Distribution and parthenogenetic fecundity of obligate and facultative parthenogenetic strains of the mayfly Kazuki Sekiné and Koji Tojo. Freshwater Science 43(2): 198-211. See the entire issue In this Issue Freshwater mussel growth and population restoration Health index for freshwater mussel assemblages...
Featured Article Galen Holt and Peter Chesson. The role of branching in the maintenance of diversity in watersheds. Freshwater Science 37(4):712–730. See the entire issue. In this Issue Long-term bivalve dynamics Comparing snapshot and trajectory designs Dual nitrogen and phosphorous uptake Stream thermal response to wildfire Detritivores accelerate detritus...
Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Both chambers are out of session but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on! Here are a few things to watch for in the coming weeks. Appropriations On The Move Congressional appropriations committees are already hard at work preparing spending bills for fiscal year 2025, which begins in September. However, there is a strategic...
Originally published by Schellman. On February 23, 2024, ISO (along with the International Accreditation Federation (IAF)) published short amendments to all standards aligned with its Harmonized Structure. In the form of new requirement language and one additional note, ISO has now adapted climate change concerns as considerations for a wide range of popular...
Featured Article This month’s featured article: Joseph M. Culp, Jennifer Lento, R. Allen Curry, Eric Luiker, and Daryl Halliwell. Arctic biodiversity of stream macroinvertebrates declines in response to latitudinal change in the abiotic template. Freshwater Science 38(3): 465-479. See the entire issue. In this Issue P in leachates stimulates C-consumption Fish...
Featured Article This month’s featured article: Perspectives on the functional assessment of multi-stressed stream ecosystemsPiet F. M. Verdonschot and Gea H. van der Lee Freshwater Science 39(4): 605-620. See the entire issue. In this Issue Integrated assessment of stream ecosystem health Variation in stream network relationships Surface properties promote...
Freshwater Science: September 2017, Volume 36, Issue 3 Featured Article S. H. Ensign, M. W. Doyle, J. R. Gardner. 2017. Perspectives: New strategies for measuring rates of environmental processes in rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Freshwater Science 36(3): 453-465. In this Issue Trophic ecology of alpine stream invertebrates Spatial patterns: microplastic and biofilms...
In the Drift: Issue 29, Fall 2017 In this issue FPOMFWS SpotlightSurvey on Global FreshwatersNew Book on Intermittent RiversTrout Unlimited CollaborationEuropean Freshwater Sciences SymposiumAnnual SFS Meeting Recap Dear Society for Freshwater Science, Fall is upon us. It is a great time to enjoy cooler temperatures, autumn foliage and to start thinking about the...