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Science Centric: Suitable habitat for native fishes in many Great Plains streams has been significantly reduced by the pumping of groundwater from the High Plains aquifer - and scientists analysing the water loss say ecological futures for these fishes are 'bleak.'
Results of their study have been published in the journal Ecohydrology.
Unlike alluvial aquifers, which can be replenished seasonally with rain and snow, these regional aquifers were filled by melting glaciers during the last Ice Age, the researchers......
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Great Plains river basins threatened by pumping of aquifers
Posted by Science Centric: None Given on November 19th, 2011
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