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From Alaska to Baja: Cooperative Research Effort Documents Kelp Migration
In a sweeping display of the power of community-based science to show the ocean-wide changes caused by warming waters, University of Georgia scientists teamed up with researchers from universities and organizations around the globe to demonstrate northward migration in kelp forests. Their latest paper was recently published in Global Change Biology. Participating partners spanned from […]
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IRIS Affiliates Marshall Shepherd and Brian Bledsoe Speak to Planning for Storm Season
In a recent article published in UGA Today, IRIS affiliate Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Director Dr. Brian Bledsoe, spoke to the need for more resilient infrastructure in the face of massive rain events, rising sea levels, and urban sprawl. “You think about a rubber band—a rubber band has resiliency. It snaps back,” Shepherd was quoted […]
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Low Flows in the Southeast
Research indicates low flow trends in Southeastern streams and rivers Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) researchers Tim Stephens and Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director of IRIS and Professor of Engineering, discovered a trend toward lower stream flows in the Southeastern United States that could impact everything from stream ecosystems to human reliance on healthy waterways.
