By Megan Berberich    Last summer, I spent eight weeks in Umeå, Sweden through ASLO’s LOREX program. My project took place in the Krycklan Catchment Study, where I investigated methane and carbon dioxide dynamics across boreal streams with varying catchment characteristics and dissolved organic carbon concentrations. I specifically focused on carbon gas dynamics in the hyporheic zone, which is the area of the streambed where groundwater and surface water mix.

by Manuel E. Coffill-Rivera   Hej! My name is Manuel Coffill-Rivera, and I’m part of the 5th cohort of the LOREX program. For those who haven’t seen my first LOREX blog (https://www.aslo.org/from-alabama-to-sweden/), my research project revolves around documenting the European/Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) invasion in northern Sweden. Invasive species can cause detrimental socioeconomic and environmental effects on the areas they invade. These can include modifications to habitats and food web