Making Waves: A Freshwater Science Podcast

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We disseminate current research in the aquatic sciences to a general audience through a semi-monthly podcast. Our goal is to frame recent high-profile research papers or career achievements in the broader context of current environmental and scientific issues and discuss how the guests arrived at th…

Current Hosts: Stephen Elser, Julie Kelso, Erin Larson, Eric Moody. Past Hosts: Tim Cline


    • Feb 7, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Making Waves: A Freshwater Science Podcast

    Ep. 44: Freshwater Field Trips

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 15:17


    Three scientists discuss the importance of field trips to freshwater science education.

    Ep. 43: STEM Mentoring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 30:34


    Two scientists discuss strategies for effective mentoring in STEM.

    Ep. 41: Freshwater Research at the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 27:00


    Four scientists discuss issues for studying and managing freshwater ecosystems across the U.S.-Mexico border.

    Ep. 40: Interdisciplinary Projects with Ecologists and Resource Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 21:02


    Dr. Sunny Jardine discusses how economists study coupled human and natural systems.

    Ep. 39: WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 12:11


    Dr. Arial Shogren and Dr. Jake Zwart discuss efforts to increase representation of freshwater science topics on Wikipedia.

    Ep. 37: Desert Fish Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 14:01


    Attendees of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council discuss the history and future of desert fish conservation.

    Ep. 36: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 22:01


    Dr. Michael Bogan shares an activity that teaches stream orders and prepares students for an active learning environment.

    Ep. 35: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 24:07


    Dr. Cayelan Carey and Dr. Kait Farrell share teaching modules designed to show students how coding skills apply to limnology.

    Ep. 34: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 13:05


    Dr. Amy Burgin shares how she brings the news into her courses to engage students in real-world issues.

    Ep. 33: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 14:05


    Whitney Beck shares a trophic interaction and nutrient excretion experiment she designed for an upper level freshwater ecology course.

    Ep. 32: Flathead Lake Biological Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 23:28


    Dr. Jim Elser talks about Flathead Lake Biological Station in Montana.

    Ep. 31: Inclusive Teaching in Biology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 21:07


    Three scientists discuss ways to improve inclusivity in the biology classroom.

    Ep. 30: Neotropical Amphibian Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 22:33


    Three scientists discuss the challenges and importance of amphibian conservation in the Neotropics.

    Ep. 29: Impacts of Stream Eutrophication on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 31:43


    Stephen Cook discusses eutrophication and how it affects stream invertebrate communities.

    Ep. 28: Dissolved Organic Matter: What Is It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 20:27


    Dr. Juliana D'Andrilli talks about the importance of dissolved organic matter in freshwater ecosystems.

    Ep. 27: Animal Migrations and Freshwater Nutrient Subsidies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 21:59


    Dr. Amanda Subalusky discusses how migrations of terrestrial megafauna impact freshwater ecosystems.

    Ep. 26: Carbon Fates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 18:47


    Dr. Erin Hotchkiss discusses her work on carbon dynamics in freshwater ecosystems.

    Ep. 25: Modeling Environmental DNA Movement in Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2017 16:47


    Arial Shogren discusses how environmental DNA (eDNA) is used and how it moves through streams.

    Ep. 24: Using Quantitative and Computational Approaches to Explain Biodiversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 27:02


    Dr. Jonathan Tonkin discusses his approach to understanding patterns in freshwater biodiversity.

    Ep. 23: Freshwater Salinization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 24:03


    Dr. Miguel Cañedo-ArgĂ¼elles discusses the causes and impacts of freshwater salinization.

    Ep. 22: Counting the World's Lakes and Measuring How Much Water is in Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017 15:05


    Mathis Messager discusses his work measuring the number and volume of water of lakes in the world.

    Ep. 21: River Conservation in Tropical Regions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 26:08


    Dr. Elizabeth Anderson talks about her work conserving tropical rivers.

    Ep. 20: Large River Ecology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 18:57


    Dr. Wyatt Cross talks about his research in large rivers.

    Ep. 19: Long-Term Trends in Lake Ice Cover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016 21:48


    Dr. Sapna Sharma discusses how lake ice cover is decreasing due to climate change.

    Ep. 18: Major Changes in the Production Pathways of the Great Lakes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2016 17:44


    Dr. Soren Brothers discusses shifts in primary production in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

    Ep. 17: Microplastic Pollution in Freshwaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 20:54


    Dr. Sherri Mason discusses the extent and effects of microplastic pollution in freshwaters.

    Ep. 16: Seeding Citizen Science: The Early Life of a Grassoots Watershed Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2015 14:23


    Kelly Stettner talks about the Black River Action Team, a watershed organization in Vermont.

    Ep. 15: Carbon in Detrital Food Webs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015 16:32


    Dr. Amy Rosemond discusses how nutrient pollution affects detrital carbon dynamics.

    Ep. 14: Nitrogen Fixation in a Warming World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015 17:10


    Dr. Jill Welter discussses how climate change may affect nitrogen fixation in streams.

    Ep. 13: Biomonitoring in Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015 18:51


    Dr. Raphael Mazor discusses how biological indicators are used to monitor stream quality.

    Ep. 12: How Wide is a Stream?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014 11:22


    Dr. Jeff Muehlbauer discusses his work on the extent of stream influence into the riparian zone.

    Ep. 11: Promoting Diversity in Freshwater Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2014 20:32


    A group of scientists who started the SFS Instars program talk about why diversity is important to our field.

    Ep. 10: Conservation and Restoration in the Award-Winning Willamette Basin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2014 15:14


    Dr. Stan Gregory discusses the 2012 award of the Thiess International Riverprize to the Willamette River.

    Ep. 9: Resistance or Vulnerability in Stream Invertebrate Communities to Drought?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2014 18:46


    Dr. Kate Boersma discusses how stream invertebrates respond to severe droughts.

    Ep. 8: Conflicting Interests in Bristol Bay, AK: Mining vs. Salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2014 19:05


    Dr. Carol Ann Woody discusses the conflict between mining and salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay.

    Ep. 7: Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing: Causes and Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2013 12:32


    Dr. Rob Jackson discusses potential contamination issues resulting from fracking.

    Ep. 6: How Flow Influences Fish Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2013 14:58


    Dr. Meryl Mims discusses how a river's flow regime influences its fish community.

    Ep. 5: Reservoirs, Sediment, and Their Biological Impacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2013 11:04


    Dr. William Graf discusses how dams affect river processes, particularly sedimentation.

    Ep. 4: Assessing Australia's Intermittent Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2013 17:19


    Dr. Catherine Leigh talks about how she assesses human impacts on intermittent streams.

    Ep. 3: Value of Biodiversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2013 21:40


    Dr. Brad Cardinale discusses the importance of biodiversity to ecosystem function.

    Ep. 2: From Pollution to Propulsion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 23:11


    The late Dr. Val Smith discusses the use of algal biofuels in transportation.

    Ep. 1: Dave Penrose, SFS President

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2013 13:39


    SFS President Dave Penrose discusses the importance of freshwater science.

    Ep. 38: Eutrophication in Freshwater Ecosystems

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 18:39


    Dr. Amy Burgin talks about eutrophication and serendipity in freshwater science.

    Ep. 42: Burning to Beautiful, the Cuyahoga River's Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 21:18


    Three scientists discuss the recovery of the Cuyahoga River.

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