(Photo: Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. by Zachary Haslick) Algae holds a valuable position in telling us about the health of a freshwater supply as well as the communities depending on it. For Lake Monroe, a reservoir just southeast of Bloomington, Indiana, and the city’s primary drinking water source, phytoplankton can serve as an early… Read more »
Tag: Nitrogen
Investigating Physical Controls of Nitrogen Isotopes in Terrestrial Ecosystems
The news is full these days with stories of increasing droughts and floods. These events, which will increase as climate change continues, have clear economic impacts. As an environmental scientist however, I am interested in how climate change may impact other natural systems. One such system is the nitrogen cycle, which describes the transfer of… Read more »