science and policy research
instream flows
Dr. Mary Freeman, Assistant Research Ecologist with the Institute of
Ecology, conducts research on river ecology and management with a focus
on effects of flow and habitat alteration.
Development of Ecosystem Flow Recommendations for
the Savannah River Below Thurmond Dam (funded by U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers through the Nature Conservancy)
Summary
Report Supporting the Development of Ecosystem Flow Recommendations
for the Savannah River below Thurmond Dam, June 2003, Judy
Meyer, Merryl Alber, Will Duncan, Mary Freeman, Cody Hale,
Rhett Jackson, Cecil Jennings, Monica Palta, Elizabeth Richardson,
Rebecca Sharitz, Joan Sheldon, and Richard Weyers (PDF file)
Annotated
Bibliography (PDF)
Georgia Water Resources Conference presentations
Draft
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report (large PDF file
2.3 MB )
Shoal Habitat Losses
Many fish and mussel species are only found in shoals on large rivers.
This habitat is now both rare and degraded as a result of large dams which
flood habitat upstream and radically alter flows downstream. Mary Freeman,
Bud Freeman and Mike Merrill are assessing the extent of these losses
in the Coosa River Basin and developing methods for assessing losses elsewhere
in the Southeast.
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