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)
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)
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| Keywords | dry river bed, water, seasonal rivers, press release |
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| 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 |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | Ecological Society of America |
| Primary Author email | llester@esa.org |
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| Submitter Email | education@esa.org |
| Rights | ESA |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editors Choice | No |
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| 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 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2018-07-11 19:08:55 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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