River belt discovery helps scientists understand ancient rivers
Long after a river has dried up, its channel belt lives on. Made up of swaths of sediment surrounding the river, channel belts, once hardened into rock, preserve the paths of rivers that once were. However, reconstructing details about an ancient river from channel belt deposits is a notoriously difficult task. New research from scientists […]
New economic model finds wetlands provide billions in filtration value: Wetlands in Southern Ontario provide $4.2 billion in water filtration services each year
Southern Ontario wetlands provide $4.2 billion worth of sediment filtration and phosphorus removal services each year, keeping our drinking water sources clean and helping to mitigate harmful and nuisance algal blooms in our lakes and rivers. A new study from the University of Waterloo uses economic valuation to help us understand the importance of Southern […]