Scientist use artificial stream channels to model the impacts of climate change on alpine ecosystems (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Scientist use artificial stream channels to model the impacts of climate change on alpine ecosystems

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University of California, Berkeley, researchers used a network of artificial stream channels to mimic the behavior of headwater streams under present day conditions and future climate change scenarios. The zig-zagging channels, each 50 meters long and 1 meter wide, resemble a mountain headwater stream. The channels divert fresh water from nearby Convict Creek and are equipped with gates to control how much water flows through each channel.

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The Ruhi Lab, UC Berkeley

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