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| UGA scholars in every field are
contributing to UGA's rising national stature in research. |
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UGA
ecologists Seth Wenger and Bud Freeman, along with their
students, have been testing the waters of the Etowah River
while developing a rapid method to predict the impact of
land use on streams, rivers and lakes.
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Testing the waters
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The madtom species of catfish, once abundant
in north Georgia rivers, has had its habitat destroyed by water
pollution and the building of dams and reservoirs. UGA ecologists
Seth Wenger and Bud Freeman, along with their students, have
been testing the waters of the Etowah River while developing
a rapid method to predict the impact of land use on streams,
rivers and lakes. The research could improve
the chances of threatened species like the madtoms.
“The
stream systems in northwest Georgia contain our most imperiled
fishes and mussels,” said Freeman. “Several of
these counties are among the fastest-growing ones in the nation;
thus the heat is on for these species and stream ecosystems.”
UGA
seeks $100 million through the Archway to Excellence Campaign
to capitalize on the enormous potential in such areas as the
environment, genomics, biomedical sciences, information technology
and new media, leadership advancement and international affairs.
UGA aims to reach the top ranks of American research universities
and expand its established role in economic development, and
Wenger and Freeman are leading the way.
One practical result
of their research could be a change in the way the Army Corps
of Engineers identifies mitigation sites for development that
impacts the character of wetlands and streams.
Under the Clean Water Act, a developer who affects the quality
of such areas must find ways to offset the overall damage.
Having a rapid method of finding the most sensitive streams
could make the job easier and more accurate.
It could also
ensure a lot of very happy madtoms. |
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