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View Resource The partitioning of evapotranspiration into evaporation and transpiration: an experimental design assessing the effects of changes in vegetation cover

This project seeks to improve the student’s understanding of the terrestrial water budget by exploring the dynamics of one of its major components: evapotranspiration, a process that includes the...

View Resource Use of Acacia by Maasai nomadic herders of southern Kenya during drought, and its ecosystem-level consequences.

This collection of twelve photographs illustrates how the Maasai use Acacia during prolonged drought, and the impacts of that use on long-term ecosystem processes. The Maasai are the largest group of...

View Resource Using on-line data sources to allow students to test hypotheses about river flow and effects on remotely sensed coastal ocean properties.

River discharge couples terrestrial ecosystems with oceanic ecosystems. Fluctuations in river discharges from drought or flood events can have significant effects on coastal ecosystems.

View Resource Using Writing to Teach Science and Policy Aspects of Drought and Water-Ecosystem Services in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (California, USA).

Students learn how drought affects aquatic ecosystem services such as freshwater provision and habitat preservation by critically analyzing the current problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....

View Resource Where Does Water Go When it Rains?

This short film includes interviews with water researchers and presents basic concepts of hydrologic cycle. Understanding where water goes is important for understanding the environmental effects of...

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