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1. Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Stream Bioassessment

   18 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ross Vander Vorste¹, Carissa Ganong²

   1. University of Wisconsin La Crosse 2. Missouri Western State University

   Bioassessment is an evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident living organisms. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4595/?v=2

2. Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Stream Bioassessment

   17 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ross Vander Vorste¹, Carissa Ganong²

   1. University of Wisconsin La Crosse 2. Missouri Western State University

   Bioassessment is an evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident living organisms. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4595/?v=1

3. A STEAM Approach to Understanding Water Systems

   14 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin J Mattos¹, Elizabeth Preza²

   1. Fort Lewis College 2. El Paso Community College

   Students will investigate their relationships to water through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) using a combination of science, art, and reflection and build new...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4607/?v=1

4. Geography and Embodied Perceptions: a pathway to reanimating rivers through lived experiences.

   10 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Flora Brain¹, Christiana Saldana²

   1. Mattole Restoration Council 2. California State University, Los Angeles

   In this lesson students embark upon a journey through the many ways we come to know a watershed, with foci on its physical geography and our embodied perceptions. This enables students to formulate...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4604/?v=1

5. Understanding Fish Habitat Selection Using Snorkel Surveys

   07 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Chad Teal¹, Lauren Diaz²

   1. Utah State University 2. Oregon State University

   Identifying the habitat selection patterns of aquatic species is necessary for protecting threatened and endangered native fishes, as well as for producing satisfying and exciting sport fisheries....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4600/?v=1

6. Microhabitats and macroinvertebrates: Logjam influences on stream morphology and macroinvertebrate traits

   01 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Carolyn Cummins¹, Adriana E. Martinez²

   1. University of Georgia 2. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

   Logjams are important hydrologic features that shape stream channel morphology and create habitat for organisms. In this lesson, students learn about and measure logjams in a wadeable stream and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4585/?v=1

7. Measuring streamflow using the float method

   17 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Nicolas Zegre

   Streamflow, the amount of water flowing in a creek, stream, or river at a certain point in time, is critical to people and the environment. Knowing the amount of flowing water is important for...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4593/?v=1

8. Time Immemorial: Water Governance Approaches and Indigenous Rights

   15 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Meg du Bray¹, Andre Sanchez, Matthew Ogwu²

   1. University of Northern Colorado 2. Appalachian State University

   The purpose of this experiential lesson is to introduce students to key concepts in water governance in the United States, and provide them with the opportunity to reflect on the western and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4590/?v=1

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10. Riverbird distributions and habitat use

    08 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John McLaughlin

    Western Washington University

    Riverbirds are widespread, use diverse riparian habitats, and respond rapidly to changing conditions. Students can apply riverbird data to evaluate hypotheses about these responses, while gaining...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4583/?v=1

11. Rivers as Social-Ecological-Technological Systems: Integrative Issue Formulation and Problem Solving

    20 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Zbigniew Grabowski

    Flowing surface waters continue to capture the human imagination and are increasingly harnessed by many interdependent human activities. Existing theories for studying rivers as cohesive ecological...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3638/?v=1

12. The River Breathes: Stream reach metabolism as an integrative and comparable measure of stream processes

    17 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elise Chapman¹, Aaron Koning²

    1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2. University of Nevada, Reno

    Stream reach metabolism integrates organism respiration & production to provide a valuable ecosystem measure that varies as a function of biotic & abiotic factors. As a powerful indicator of whole...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3636/?v=1

13. Simple, Accessible River-Based Field Investigation of Riverine Microplastics

    16 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Rankin Gordon

    Colorado Mountain College

    Scientists have discovered that microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in the environment, but the small size of these microscopic pollutants prohibits most people from recognizing their prevalence....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3633/?v=1

14. Using Survey123 to Map Physical Habitat Characteristics, Watershed Activities, and Disturbances

    09 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lucas Ward

    Rocky Mountain College

    In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea and practice of “remote sensing” and provided with hands-on, field-based experience using standardized stream habitat assessment protocols (the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3622/?v=1

15. Identifying Groundwater Discharge Dynamics into Stream Habitat Assessments

    06 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Danielle Hare

    University of Connecticut

    Groundwater contributions are overlooked in many habitat assessments, even though their ecological and water quality importance to streams has been broadly recognized. This lab encourages students...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3600/?v=1

16. Field sketching, geomorphic data, and the power of perspective

    28 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jabari C Jones

    Bowdoin College

    Sketching is a powerful tool to capture observations about the landscape and preserve a pictureof a field site at a particular time. At the same time, our perspectives, be they disciplinary,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3613/?v=1

17. Exploring Detritus-Based Food Webs in Streams

    10 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Susan Washko¹, Elizabeth Waring²

    1. University of Arizona 2. Northeastern State University

    This two-part field lesson for mid- to upper-level undergraduates connects allochthonous inputs to the invertebrate consumers that depend on them. After preparing students with background...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3598/?v=1