Overview
CEE faculty and student research in water and human/ecological health addresses key needs in ecohydrological resilience, ecosystem services, socio-hydrological interaction, and interactions with disease (e.g., malaria, whirling disease).
Highlighted Research Projects & Initiatives
Using Big Data approaches to assess ecohydrological resilience across scales
Land-cover transformation, amplification of biogeochemical flows, and climate disruption are triggering transitions in the Earth system that are unprecedented on human timescales. To ensure biosphere integrity and continued human flourishing, we need to understand the factors that determine ecosystem resilience to these diverse disturbances. This project brings together researchers from across the country in a Critical Zone Collaborative Network, combining data science, ecology, hydrology, and biogeochemistry. Students, researchers, and outreach partners will work in dynamic teams to create new knowledge through field and lab work, and improve education, policy, and participation in STEM fields. CEE researchers are developing and applying complex systems tools to study patterns in watershed data that will be used to inform understanding of ecohydrological resilience. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation.
CEE Faculty: Kristen Underwood, Donna Rizzo, Scott Hamshaw
¶¶Òõ̽̽ Collaborators: Julia Perdrial, Regina Toolin, Leon Walls, Michael Blouin, Byung Lee
Collaborating Institutions & Organizations: CUAHSI, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Nevada - Reno, Penn State, University of Kansas, University of Arizona, Desert Research Institute
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