Field Trip to the Congo, “The River that Swallows all Rivers”

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building

The Lower Congo River is home to a uniquely high diversity of fish species living in isolated populations in specific locations. U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Water Science Center Associate Director John Shelton will discuss key features of the river which may be causing this trend and their implications to the River's ecosystem.

Special Assistance – For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the accessible entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photograph courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey. The fishing village
of Luozi, Democratic Republic of the Congo was the site of the first
measurement for the project.

 

 

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