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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Nutrient Cycles

Principal Investigator

jordanth@si.edu

Specialty

Biogeochemist

Nutrient Lab Projects

The Muddy Creek Restoration project is working to restore two streams in the SERC woods and neighboring Annapolis, and track the restorations in real time to understand what impact a restoration project can have on the surroundings.

Muddy Creek Restoration
We study the ability of stream side forests and wetlands (“riparian buffers”) to remove pollutants in the water draining from farms and developed land.

Riparian Buffers
We study the water, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus discharged from watersheds in stream water. We want to understand how they are controlled by weather, watershed inputs, and watershed characteristics.

Watershed Discharges