Riverine Systems' Changes Affect Food Chain

Riverine systems are altered by flooding and drought. CAP scientist John Sabo and colleagues have examined the impacts of these alterations on food-chain lengths. Their findings, published recently in Science Express, indicate that large-bodied fishes are particularly vulnerable during droughts, which in effect shorten the food chain. Sabo and colleagues also comment on the effects of land-use and climate change on riverine systems. More …

CAP LTER Featured in National Research Council Publication

CAP LTER has been featured as an urban sustainability research program in a recent National Research Council publication, Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development. The book is the result of a workshop on the status of urban sustainability research and development programs in the United States that sought to understand how current research and planning is contributing to the development of sustainable urban systems which provide healthy, safe, and affordable environments for Americans living in cities. Click this link to download an online copy of the book.