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Mapping Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

Metolius Springs northwest of Bend, Oregon
Springs are fed by groundwater The Metolius River in Oregon has consistent flow because of the groundwater-fed springs that support it. © Zach Freed

Mapping Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

See the first-of-its-kind map of where there are Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in arid regions around the world and read about it in the paper by Rohde et al. (2024) in Nature.

Global GDE Map Read the paper

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