SCIENCE NEWS: Electromagnetic surveys in the sky and on land give a view of what’s below the surface; Not your average pond; Protecting birds – on their own terms; Can we save Northwest salmon?
; Technology spotlight: The smolt spy; The way rivers function reflects their ecological status and is rarely explored; Seawalls: Ecological effects of coastal armoring in soft sediment environments; Atlantic/Pacific ocean temperature difference fuels US wildfires Electromagnetic surveys in the sky and on land give a view of what’s below the surface: “It’s like something out of a science-fiction movie: in an empty field in the middle of nowhere, hundreds of feet of wire hum with barely audible electricity.
The technique is called electromagnetic surveying, and scientists at the California Water Science Center are using it to study geology and groundwater throughout California.
Just as ephemeral is a special kind of habitat that comes and goes with the rain, known as vernal pools.
… ” Read more from the FishBio blog here: Not your average pond Protecting birds … on their own terms: “Walking to her office after lunch, Jennifer Brown couldn’t stop laughing.
“People call this office for all kinds of things, from mockingbirds waking them up in the morning to birds in the chimney,” she said.
… ” Read more from the US FWS here: Protecting birds … on their own terms Northwest salmon, the stuff of legends, struggle to survive: Can we save them – and at what price?
… ” Read more from Science Daily here: The way rivers function reflects their ecological status and is rarely explored Seawalls: Ecological effects of coastal armoring in soft sediment environments: “For nearly a century, the O’Shaughnessy seawall has held back the sand and seas of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.
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About Science News and Reports: This weekly feature, posted every Thursday, is a collection of the latest scientific research and reports with a focus on relevant issues to the Delta and to California water, although other issues such as climate change are sometimes included.