Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find

Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find

03/13/2015 10:49 AM EDT

An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. In a new study published March 6 in the journal Science, a team of researchers led by University of Georgia ecologists reports that nutrient pollution causes a significant loss of forest-derived carbon from stream ecosystems, reducing the ability of streams to support aquatic life.

Full story at http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nutrient-pollution-damages-streams-in-ways-previously-unknown-0315/

Source
University of Georgia

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