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Dry rivers, vibrant with culture and life: Press release

A press release for an article addressing the benefits of dry river beds. This article also explores how human manipulation of seasonal water sources for land use disrupts the natural cycle necessary to sustain and function for local biodiversity.

This press release is associated with the article When The River Runs Dry: Human and Ecological Values of Dry Riverbeds published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Volume 10, Issue 4 (May 2012).

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/110136)
Format
Primary or BEN resource type
Secondary resource type
Discipline Specific Core Concepts
Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords dry river bed, water, seasonal rivers, press release
Audience
Intended End User Role
Language
Educational Language
Pedagogical Use Category
Pedagogical Use Description This press release and associated article can be used in lectures dealing with ecosystems, conservation, hydrology, and land use. To promote active learning, this can be used as reading material to introduce ecological concepts and begin a class discussion of human impacts on the environment. This can also be used to discuss evolutionary adaptations of plants and animals for survival in a specific environment.
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Full Name of Primary Author Liza Lester
Primary Author Controlled Name
Primary Author Affiliation Ecological Society of America
Primary Author email llester@esa.org
Added By Id
  • educationintern
Submitter Email education@esa.org
Rights ESA
License
Publisher
Review type
Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
Editors Choice No
Resource Status
Date Of Record Submission 2012-05-11
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use No
Date Of Record Release 2012-05-15 09:41:07
Last Modified By Id
  • tmourad
Date Last Modified 2018-07-11 19:08:55
Release Flag Published

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