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Patrick Gardiner, an undergraduate researcher with the WEEL, stands in a clump of young willows, cottonwoods, and saltcedars, helping lay out a transect across the riverbed.

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Julia Hernandez, the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab (WEEL) manager with CAP LTER, paddles towards a set of vegetation monitoring plots now only accessible by boat.

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The AZ 202/101 Superstack shades a lush marsh full of cattails and palms.

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Meadowlark nests are dome-shaped and built on the ground. The spatial orientation of the opening of the nest changed during the drought to cool the nest.

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Study author Kayla Martinez-Soto takes GPS coordinates of burrows in the PIE-LTER.

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Fiddler crab, Minuca pugnax, from Rowley, Massachusetts, which is within the PIE-LTER. This crab, no larger than the size of your thumb, is easily identified as a male due to the presence of its large claw. The small claw is used for eating, while the large claw is used for competition among males. These large claws can account for up to 40% of the crab’s mass, yet they aren’t strong enough to cause harm.