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Our efforts at Stroud™ Water Research Center require intellectual curiosity, a systematic and rigorous approach to scientific research, and the drive to answer a series of challenging questions about freshwater ecosystems. The answers to these questions may take decades to fully understand, but it is critical that we persist, as they have the power to influence others in ways that positively affect the world’s finite supply of clean fresh water.

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Recent Publications

Planktonic eukaryotes in the Chesapeake Bay: Contrasting responses of abundant and rare taxa to estuarine gradients

Hualong, W., F. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Bettarel, Y. Eissler, F. Chen, and J. Kan. 2024. Microbiology Spectrum, early online access.

Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, early online access.

Variation in freshwater insect osmoregulatory traits: A comparative approach

Cochran, J.K., S.E. Orr, D.H. Funk, A.C. Figurskey, M.H. Reiskind, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2024. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, early online access.

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Freshwater Research News

Waterfall in El Valle, Panama, home of the golden frog.
Employment Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Stroud Center seek a postdoctoral scientist in watershed hydrology to join a team in Panama.
A stream runs through a forest in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Employment Opportunity: Postdoctoral Associate in Microbial Ecology
Stroud Water Research Center is searching for a postdoctoral associate to study molecular microbial ecology in aquatic and terrestrial environments.
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Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops
Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, early online access.
A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.
Make It Rain, Make It Rain
Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.
Participants in the “Science of Fresh Water” course visit the Stroud Center.
New Class Introduces Adult Learners to “Science of Fresh Water”
Participants got a crash course on what watersheds are and how their streams and rivers work and support wildlife.
A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.
The Stream Restoration Puzzle
A new Stroud Water Research Center presentation examines why investment projects often fail to meet water quality standards.