Background Readings and Questions
These readings are designed to be short homework or in-class assignments that can give students a better sense of the Hudson River estuary as an ecosystem. They can be used individually or together.
Ecosystems
- The Hudson River Ecosystem -
- Change and the Hudson -
- Macroinvertebrates -
- Pond Ecosystem -
- Tides -
- Watersheds -
- Water Quality -
- Dissolved Oxygen-
Invasives
- Invasive Species -
- Zebra Mussel -
- Water Chestnut -
- Macroinvertebrates -
- Common Reed -
Weather & Climate
- Carbon Cycle-
- Flooding Article -
Pollution
- Pollution -
- Chloride -
- Nitrogen -
- PH -
- Phosphate -
- History of Wastewater -
- Water Quality -
- Eutrophication -
Land Use
- Macroinvertebrates -
- Water Cycle and Land Use -
- Streams and Pervious Surfaces -
