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2024

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Impacts of Lake Elevation Decline on Tui Chub, A Critical Forage Species for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA, Sarah Barnes

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The Effects of Aboveground Herbivory on Root Traits and Root Decomposition, Emily A. Chavez

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The Effect of Seed Mix Density and Composition on Wetland Plant Community Assembly in the Great Salt Lake Watershed, Elana Feldman

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Channel Response to Flow Augmentation: Diamond Fork River, UT, Diane E. Wagner

2023

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Developing Empirical Predictive Models to Support Conservation Planning for Threatened Frogs, Toads, and Turtles in South-Coastal California, Umarfarooq Adavudi Abdulwahab

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Fish Community Impacts and Conservation Implications of a Novel Barrier on the San Juan River, Utah, Zachary T. Ahrens

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Controls on Sediment Connectivity in Fluvial Networks Impacted by Wildfire Across Utah, Alec Arditti

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Prospects and Constraints for a Recreational Fishery on East Canyon Creek at the 910 Ranch, S. Bishop, A. Garner, G. McLaughlin, T. Oman, N. Omer, and C. Stewart

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Restoration Strategies for Wetlands in the Arid West: Seeding and Planting Approaches for Lakeshore Ecosystems, Jes Braun

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Movement Patterns of a Federally Endangered Minnow in a Fragmented Desert River, Martinique J. Chavez

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Getting the Dirt on Phosphorus Pollution in Mountain Lakes: Are Rising Soil Temperatures Contributing to Eutrophication in Mountain Watersheds?, Gordon O. Gianniny

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Fishing Out Nutrients: The Spatiotemporal and Ecological Dynamics of Fishery-Based Nutrient Extraction, Adrián A. González Ortiz

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From Mountain Streams to Urban Rivers: An Assessment of Microplastic Sources and Characteristics, Macy Gustavus

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Influence of Hydrologic History on Nitrogen Cycling in Lake Sediments, Emily Jainarain

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Inundated Vegetation Response to Ongoing Restoration and Its Impacts on Fish Community Structure, Emmanuel J. May

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Big Fish and More of Them: Salmonid Habitat Availability, Quality, and Use Across Multiple Scales Within a River-Reservoir System, John S. McLaren V

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Multi-Objective Water Management in Idaho's Henrys Fork Watershed: Leveraging Reservoir Operation and Groundwater Pathways to Benefit Aquatic Habitat, Christina N. Morrisett

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Assessing Downstream Aquatic Habitat Availability Relative to Headwater Reservoir Management in the Henrys Fork Snake River, Christina N. Morrisett, Robert W. Van Kirk, and Sarah E. Null; River Research and Applications

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Overcoming Barriers to Aquatic Plant Restoration: Addressing Gaps in Species Identification and Planting Techniques in the Intermountain West, Kate A. Sinnott

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Comparing Commonly Used Aquatic Habitat Modeling Methods for Native Fishes, Eryn K. Turney

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Fire and Flow: Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Wildfires and Impact of High Flow Events on Phosphorus Concentrations in Mountain Streams, Rachel Watts

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Effects of Soil Amendments on Water Quality and Hydrologic Properties in Low Impact Development Systems, Lily Wetterlin

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Analyzing the Impacts of Beaver Dam and Beaver Dam Analog Complexes to Stream Ecology Within the Intermountain West, J. Marshall Wolf

2022

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Carbon Sinks and Sources in Great Salt Lake: Consequences of Declining Lake Levels, Melissa Cobo Arias

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Refining, Testing, and Applying Thermal Species Distribution Models to Enhance Ecological Assessments, Donald J. Benkendorf

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Angler Catch Rates, Opinions, and Abiotic Variable Relationships in the Lower Logan River, Utah, Tyler Coleman, Jim DeRito, Chris Penne, Gary Thiede, and Phaedra Budy

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Comparing Multiple Approaches to Reconstructing the Phosphorus History of Marl Lakes: A Utah Lake Case Study, Mark R. Devey

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Detecting Ecosystem Response to Restoration Efforts with Implications for Recovery of the Threatened June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) in a Shallow, Eutrophic, Utah Lake, Ryan D. Dillingham

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Carnivoran Frugivory and its Effect on Seed Dispersal, Plant Community Composition, Migration, and Biotic Carbon Storage, John P. Draper

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Identifying Optimal Stocking Strategies to Support Recovery of an Endemic Lake Sucker, Dale R. Fonken

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Quantification of Hydrologic Response to Forest Disturbance in Western U.S. Watersheds, Sara A. Goeking

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Efficacy of Conservation Actions for Imperiled Colorado River Fishes in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, Brian D. Healy

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The Effect of Species Choice, Seed Mix Composition, and Microtopography on Native Plant Restoration in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Coryna Hebert

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River Response to Sediment Supply: The Sand Bed Case, Christina M. Leonard

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Extreme, Positive Geomorphic Change in a Historically Degraded Desert River: Implications for Imperiled Fishes, Tansy T. Remiszewski

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The Effects of Seed Mix Composition, Sowing Density, and Seedling Survival on Plant Community Reassembly in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Rae Robinson

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Seed Ecology and Regeneration Processes to Inform Seed-Based Wetland Restoration, Emily E. Tarsa

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Dust Deposition Changes Production, Chlorophyll-a and Community Composition in Mountain Lakes, Jiahao Wen

2021

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Valley Bottom Inundation Patterns in Beaver-Modified Streams: A Potential Proxy for Hydrologic Inefficiency, Karen Bartelt

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Understanding the Effects of Climate Change via Disturbance on Pristine Arctic Lakes—Multitrophic Level Response and Recovery to a 12-Yr, Low-Level Fertilization Experiment, Phaedra Budy, Casey A. Pennock, Anne E. Giblin, Chris Luecke, Daniel L. White, and George W. Kling; Limnology and Oceanography

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Understanding Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Potentials at Utah Ski Resorts, Rachel Hager

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The Fate and Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Trace Heavy Metals in Beaver-Altered Headwater Streams, Desneiges S. Murray

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Short- and Long-Term Mechanisms for Increasing Inputs of Phosphorus in Mountain Waterbodies of Northeastern Utah, USA, Jessica Scholz

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Predictive Models of Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Volume and Grain Size Distribution in the Intermountain West, Sara Wall

2020

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Herbivores at the Highest Risk of Extinction Among Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles, Trisha B. Atwood, Shaley A. Valentine, Edd Hammill, Douglas J. McCauley, Elizabeth M. P. Madin, Karen H. Beard, and William D. Pearse; Science Advances

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Global Patterns in Marine Sediment Carbon Stocks, Trisha B. Atwood, Andrew W. Witt, Juan Mayorga, Edd Hammill, and Enric Sala; Frontiers in Marine Science

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Harmful Algal Blooms: Dominance in Lakes and Risk for Cyanotoxin Exposure in Food Crops, Austin D. Bartos

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Evaluating the Effect of the Removal of Non-Native Trout in Two High Elevation Tributary Streams in the Intermountain West, Clint Brunson

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Environmental Controls on Didymosphenia geminata Bloom Formation, Lindsay Capito

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Do Didymosphenia Geminata Blooms Affect Fishes in the Kootenai River Basin?, Niall G. Clancy

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Protecting Endangered Species in the USA Requires Both Public and Private Land Conservation, Niall G. Clancy, John P. Draper, J. Marshall Wolf, Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, Maya Cassidy Pendleton, Soren Brothers, Janice Brahney, Jennifer M. Weathered, Edd Hammill, and Trisha B. Atwood; Scientific Reports

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Habitat, Diet, and Foraging Ecology of Willow Flycatcher in Sierra Nevada Meadows, Scott E. Dietrich

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The Utility of Environmental DNA and Species Distribution Models in Assessing the Habitat Requirements of Twelve Fish Species in Alaskan North Slope Rivers, James B. Eddings

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Visualizing Effects of Changing Base Level on Tributary Resources in Lake Powell Reservoir, Madeline Friend

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Improving Aquatic Habitat Representation in Utah Using Large Spatial Scale Environmental Datasets, Gregory C. Goodrum

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Modelling Eurasian Beaver Foraging Habitat and Dam Suitability, for Predicting the Location and Number of Dams Throughout Catchments in Great Britain, Hugh A. Graham, Alan Puttock, William W. Macfarlane, Joseph Michael Wheaton, Jordan T. Gilbert, Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Mark Elliott, Martin J. Gaywood, Karen Anderson, and Richard E. Brazier; European Journal of Wildlife Research

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Measuring Channel Planform Change From Image Time Series: A Generalizable, Spatially Distributed, Probabilistic Method for Quantifying Uncertainty, Christina M. Leonard, Carl J. Legleiter, Devin M. Lea, and John C. Schmidt; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

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An Evaluation of Arthropod Assemblages in Great Salt Lake Wetland Habitats: Differences Between Native and Invasive Vegetation and Implications for Restoration, Emily E. Leonard

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Classification and Prediction Models for Natural Streamflow Regimes in the Arid Southwestern USA, Angela M. Merritt

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Water, Fish, and Fire: Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services and Climate Adaptation, Liana Prudencio

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Improving Our Ability to Estimate Vital Rates of Endangered Fishes on the San Juan River Using Novel Applications of PIT-Tag Technology, J. Benjamin Stout

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Potential for Managed Aquifer Recharge to Enhance Fish Habitat in a Regulated River, Robert W. Van Kirk, Bryce A. Contor, Christina N. Morrisett, Sarah E. Null, and Ashly S. Loibman; Water

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Interspecific Differences in Stressor Tolerance Drive Community-Level Changes in a Small Aquatic Ecosystem, Jennifer M. Weathered

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Greening-Induced Runoff Loss in the Western United States, Xueyan Zhang

2019

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Risk of Predation: a Critical Force Driving Habitat Quality Perception and Foraging Behavior of Granivorous Birds in a Nigerian Forest Reserve, Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, Samuel Temidayo Osinubi, and Jacinta Abalaka; Avian Research

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Breeding Record of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus (Timminek, 1823) at Emi Abumo Woro, Kogi State, Nigeria, K. L. Adang, D. Tanko, K. L. Saliu, and Umarfarooq Abdulwahab; Asian Journal of Biological Sciences

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Modeling Lake Temperature Response to Climate Change in the Alaskan Arctic, Thomas Balkcom

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Timescale Dependence in River Channel Migration Measurements, Mitchell Donovan and Patrick Belmont; Earth, Surface, Processes and Landforms

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The Influence of Measurement Scale and Uncertainty on Interpretations of River Migration, Mitchell R. Donovan

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Impacts of Cattle Grazing as a Tool to Control Phragmites australis in Wetlands on Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Carbon, Brittany L. Duncan

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Seeding Treatments to Enhance Seedling Performance of the Bulrushes Bolboschoenus maritimus, Schoenoplectus acutus and S. americanus in Wetland Restorations, David M. England

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Power v. Threshold: Near-Channel Morphology Controls Sediment Rating Curve Shape in Coastal Redwood Watersheds, Adam Caspian Nebraska Fisher

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Wildfire in the West: An Initial Analysis of Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology and Riverbed Grain Size in Relation to Salmonid Habitat, Natalie J. Gillard

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The Power of Environmental Observatories for Advancing Multidisciplinary Research, Outreach, and Decision Support: The Case of the Minnesota River Basin, K. B. Gran, C. Dolph, A. Baker, M. Bevis, S. J. Cho, J. A. Czuba, B. Dalzell, M. Danesh-Yazdi, A. T. Hansen, Sara A. Kelly, Z. Lang, J. Schwenk, Patrick Belmont, J. C. Finlay, P. Kumar, S. Rabotyagov, G. Roehrig, Peter Wilcock, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou; Water Resources Research

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Modelling Braided River Morphodynamics Using a Particle Travel Length Framework, Alan Kasprak, James Brasington, Konrad Hafen, Richard D. Williams, and Joseph Michael Wheaton; Earth Surface Dynamics

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The Vulnerability of Littoral Structures Under Multiyear Drought Conditions, Jenna M. Keeton

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River Hydrology, Morphology, and Dynamics in an Intensively Managed, Transient Landscape, Sara Ann Kelly

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The Response of Utah Lake's Plant and Algal Community Structure to Cultural Eutrophication, Leighton R. King

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Prioritizing Stream Barrier Removal to Maximize Connected Aquatic Habitat and Minimize Water Scarcity, Maggi Kraft, David E. Rosenberg, and Sarah E. Null; Journal of the American Water Resources Association

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Evaluation of Stream Bank Restoration to Improve Water Quality in a Semi-Arid Stream, Johnathan Neenan

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Mapping Valley Bottom Confinement at the Network Scale, Gary R. O'Brien, Joseph Michael Wheaton, Kirstie Fryirs, William W. Macfarlane, Gary Brierley, Kelly Whitehead, Jordan T. Gilbert, and Carol Volk; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

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Ecosystem Functioning of Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Maya Cassidy Pendleton

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Assessing Beaver Dam Dynamics in the Logan-Little Bear Watershed, Connor Penrod

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Spring Precipitation in Intermountain West Influenced by Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, Jason A. Phelps

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Abiotic and Landscape Factors Constrain Restoration Outcomes Across Spatial Scales of a Widespread Invasive Plant, Christine B. Rohal, Chad R. Cranney, and Karin M. Kettenring; Frontiers in Plant Science

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Trout Habitat in an Altered Gravel-Bed River with an Augmented Flow Regime, Jacob B. Stout

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Beavers Alter Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities in Northeastern Utah, Susan E. Washko, Brett B. Roper, and Trisha Brooke Atwood; Freshwater Biology

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Improving Lake Mixing Process Simulations in the Community Land Model by Using K Profile Parameterization, Qunhui Zhang, Jiming Jin, Xiaochun Wang, Phaedra E. Budy, Nick Barrett, and Sarah E. Null; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

2018

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Sediment Dynamics in the Bear River-Mud Lake-Bear Lake System, Patrick Belmont, Mitchell Donovan, Janice Brahney, Lindsay Capito, and Zach Burgert

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Assessing the Ecological Implications of the Altered Flow and Sediment Regimes of the Rio Grande Along the West Texas-Mexico Border, Demitra E. Blythe

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Running the Cañons of the Rio Grande: Part 2 Boquillas Canyon, Texas and Coahuila, Todd L. Blythe

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Biological Condition and Stressors of BLM Wadeable Streams in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada, Nicole Cappuccio

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Waterfall Formation at a Desert River-Reservoir Delta Isolates Endangered Fishes, Charles N. Cathcart, Casey A. Pennock, Christopher A. Cheek, Mark C. McKinstry, Peter D. MacKinnon, Mary M. Conner, and Keith B. Gido; River Research and Applications

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Supplementation and Community Involvement as Drivers of Salmon Recovery: Summer Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Populations in Union and Tahuya Rivers, Washington, United States, Seth M. Elsen

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Landscape Planning for Climate Change Resilience in the Southern Rockies, Jeffrey D. Haight

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Impacts of Phragmites australis Management on Wetland Plant Community Recovery, Seedbank Composition, and the Physical Environment in the Chesapeake Bay, Eric L. G. Hazelton

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Historical Channel Change Caused by a Century of Flow Alteration on Sixth Water Creek and Diamond Fork River, UT, Jabari C. Jones

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High Resolution Monitoring of River Bluff Erosion Reveals Failure Mechanisms and Geomorphically Effective Flows, Sara A. Kelly and Patrick Belmont; Water

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The Abiotic and Biotic Controls of Arctic Lake Food Webs: A Multifaceted Approach to Quantifying Trophic Structure and Function, Stephen L. Klobucar

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Beyond the 1984 Perspective: Narrow Focus on Modern Wildfire Trends Underestimates Future Risks to Water Security, Brendan P. Murphy, Larissa L. Yocom, and Patrick Belmont; Earth's Future