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Biota: Providing Often-overlooked Connections among Freshwater Systems
Citation:
Mushet, D., J. Christensen, M. Bennett, AND L. Alexander. Biota: Providing Often-overlooked Connections among Freshwater Systems. WATER RESOURCES IMPACT. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, VA, 19(2):11-13, (2017).
Impact/Purpose:
Non-scientific article for the AWRA journal IMPACT which is designed to reach the managers and non-scientific community of water resources
Description:
When we think about connections in and among aquatic systems, we typically envision clear headwater streams flowing into downstream rivers, river floodwaters spilling out onto adjacent floodplains, or groundwater connecting wetlands to lakes to streams. However, there is another layer of connectivity moving materials among freshwater systems; one with connections that are not always tied to down-gradient flows of surface waters and groundwater. These movements are those of organisms, key components of virtually every freshwater system on the planet. In their movements across the landscape, biota connect aquatic systems in often-overlooked ways. This is a non-scientific article for the AWRA journal IMPACT which is designed to reach the managers and non-scientific community of water resources
