Ecosystem Impacts of River Drying

Описание: At the end of July, the Middle Rio Grande dried within the city of Albuquerque. For decades prior, water managers limited drying to downstream of the city, but this year proved too difficult to keep the river flowing through New Mexico’s largest city. As drying expands this summer, how will that affect wildlife species and the ecosystem? Clifford Dahm, professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico’s Department of Biology has been studying desert rivers for decades. He talks about the impacts of drying, what people should be paying attention to right now as the river dries, and what the future holds for desert rivers worldwide.

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