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Tools To Advance Environmental Monitoring, Wetland Restoration And Education In The Desert Southwest, Anna Elisa Pina
Tools To Advance Environmental Monitoring, Wetland Restoration And Education In The Desert Southwest, Anna Elisa Pina
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The relatively rare freshwater ecosystems in the southwestern United States serve as biodiversity hotspots, yet they are among the most threatened systems in the world due to human impacts and climate change. Despite their importance to this arid landscape, the aquatic communities of desert wetlands remain relatively understudied. To restore and create new wetland habitats, effluent is becoming a more commonly used water source for these habitats. However, the effects of byproducts within the treated wastewater on these unique systems have not been well studied. In this study, we aim to better understand the factors that drive water quality and …
The Impacts Of Water Availability On Macroinvertebrate, Ector Matias Martell
The Impacts Of Water Availability On Macroinvertebrate, Ector Matias Martell
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In many regions around the world climate is changing and biotic communities are changing with it. In areas like the southwestern U.S., drought is one of the major sources of disturbance. Although droughts are an integral part of the natural hydrological cycles, they can have devastating effects on freshwater ecosystems when disrupted by extended periods of drought, resulting in changes to the structure and function of biotic communities. In this study, we surveyed four streams in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico from 2010 to 2014: Agua Chiquita, Rio Peñasco, Wills Creek, and the Sacramento River; These years encompassed an …