Aquatic ecosystems and global change
Work in our lab is aimed at understanding how the health of rivers and streams can be maintained in the face of global change. There are several factors that currently negatively affect rivers and streams – which are called ‘stressors.’ Some examples of stressors are factors associated with climate change, land use change and changes in species composition, such as stream warming, increased nutrient inputs, altered hydrology, increases in toxins, and the effects of overharvesting or species invasions on stream life.
