Ever wondered about what happens with water in a burned forest? This photo, from Dr. Wally Miller, shows a cascade of water and mud from a wildfire site in the Sierra Nevada. Ecohydrologists learn about the integral part that water plays in the landscape and how the landscape affects the quantity and quality of water that flows through it.
Ecohydrology is an emerging science defined by the interface between ecology and hydrologic sciences by focusing on the interactions between components of the hydrologic cycle and the distribution, structure, function, and dynamics of biological systems.
These students are working with Dr. Laurel Saito on a water quality project in Khorzem, Uzbekistan. Dr. Sudeep Chandra also has research projects in other countries, including one focused on the world's largest type of trout.
What is Ecohydrology?
Ecohydrology is a new integrative science that involves finding solutions to issues surrounding water, people, and the environment. One of the fundamental concepts involved in ecohydrology is that the timing and availability of freshwater is intimately linked to ecosystem processes, and the goods and services provided by fresh waters to societies. This means that emphasis is placed on the hydrological cycle and its effects on ecological processes and human well-being.
Why Study Ecohydrology?
Ecohydrology provides a way for policy-makers, governments (at all levels, from the local to the national), and civil society to work towards sustainable water resources management by enhancing the capacity of ecosystems to absorb adverse impacts. Concretely, this means that ecohydrology aims to reverse the degradation of ecosystem services by regulating hydrological and ecological processes at the same time.
The degree provides theoretical and practical training, with students acquiring skills needed for
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