Research Areas
Our research is dedicated to excellence in engaged scholarship that transcends disciplinary and sectoral boundaries. This is achieved through foundational research involving ambitious field programs, innovative data synthesis and computation, and team science that promotes interdisciplinary perspectives and knowledge co-production. The result is actionable science that enhances water security through sustainable ecosystem management and policy, and the process involves a commitment to knowledge mobilization and translation, as well as an unwavering passion for mentoring and training the next generation of scientists.
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Sustainable Water Management
Our research explores the ecological impacts of dams and advances the science of environmental flows.
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Freshwater Protection and Security
Our research advances the protection of freshwater ecosystems and securing water for people and nature.
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Global Environmental Change
Our research explores the implications of climate change for freshwater species and ecosystems.
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Knowledge Co-protection for Freshwater Solutions
We routinely engaged in practices of knowledge co-production to advance freshwater science and application.
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Ecology and Management of Invasive Species
Our research seeks solutions to the challenges of freshwater invasive species, including eDNA and biotracers.
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Advances in Trait-based Ecology
Our research uses species traits as an interpretive lens and investigative currency for understanding ecosystems.
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Food Web Ecology
Our research offers new knowledge of the structure and function of freshwater food webs in lakes and rivers globally.
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Emerging Technologies
Our research has sought to apply emerging conservation technologies to improve our management of ecosystems