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Recede to Succeed? UGA researchers investigate how levee setbacks impact biodiversity
As organizations around the world work to better understand the benefits that natural infrastructure can provide both people and the environment, IRIS researchers are doing on-the-ground work to estimate the ecological benefits of a method touted for its benefits both up- and downstream: the levee setback. While traditional levees are walls or embankments placed alongside […]
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Field Updates: NI Fellow’s Field Work shared by Ducks Unlimited
From the Ducks Unlimited Great Lakes/Atlantic Region via Facebook: “Funded by NASA’s Biological Diversity and Ecological Conservation program, Ducks Unlimited recently joined University of Georgia (UGA) researchers to assist with an ongoing project along the Missouri River floodplains. The research focuses on evaluating levee setbacks (relocating levees to allow the river to reconnect with its […]
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Amy Rosemond to be inducted as Fellow of the Society for Freshwater Science
Foundation Professor of Ecology Amy Rosemond likes to stay busy-mentoring students, working on project ideas, and teaching courses at UGA’s Odum School of Ecology-and she’s being recognized for her contributions to the field of freshwater science. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rosemond on her induction as a Fellow of the Society for Freshwater Science! […]
