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Freshwater-specific Journals (3): Hydrobiologia, Freshwater Biology, River Research and Applications
Broad-based Journals (4): Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Ecological Applications, Journal of Applied Ecology, Nature
Nancy Grimm, long-time SFS member and 2019 SFS Fellow, has been elec
Freshwater-specific Journals (3): Hydrobiologia, Limnology and Oceanography, River Research and Applications
Broad-based Journals (3): Ecology, Oikos, Science
Ecologist and diatomist Charles David (Dave) McIntire passed away peacefully on January 4, 2019, from complications from leukemia. He was 86 years old.
Freshwater-Specific Journals (5): Freshwater Biology (2), Hydrobiologia (2), Marine and Freshwater Research (5), Limnology and Oceanography Letters (1), Limnology and Oceanography (1)
The Board of Directors has approved revisions to the SFS by-laws, with a summary provided here.
Contribute your freshwater knowledge to WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography! This month, we talk to two of the WikiProject’s leaders, Dr. Jake Zwart and Dr. Arial Shogren, about why we need more freshwater science on Wikipedia and how you can contribute your expertise. There will be a free workshop on editing Wikipedia at the SFS Annual Meeting in Salt Lake from 2-4:30 pm on Sunday, May 19 so be sure to sign up when you’re registering for the meeting.
Find out more about WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Limnology_and_Oceanography
You can stay up-to-date on upcoming edit-a-thons and workshops by following the WikiProject on Twitter (@WikiProjectLO) or requesting to be added to a listserv by emailing the project leads (WikiProjectLO@gmail.com)
SFS submitted a comment on the proposed rule by the US EPA to change the definition of the Waters of the US (WOTUS).
Freshwater-specific Journals (6): Freshwater Science, Freshwater Biology, Limnology and Oceanography, Hydrobiologia, River Research and Applications, Marine and Freshwater Research
Broad-based Journals (6): Ecology, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oecologia, Ecological Applications