Native Mussel Team |
Research Area |
Email: tnewton@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6217
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- Scientific team lead
- Assess the status and distribution of native freshwater mussels in the Upper Mississippi River basin
- Identify factors limiting the distribution, abundance, and species richness of native mussels in large rivers
- Evaluate the effects of climate change on native mussels in the Upper Mississippi River basin
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Email: mbartsch@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6285
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- Identify critical dietary needs in native mussels
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Email: aganser@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6293
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- Effects of sublethal temperatures on adult and juvenile native freshwater mussels
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Email: pries@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6293
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- Effects of sublethal temperatures on adult and juvenile native freshwater mussels
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Email: jrogala@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6373
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- Survey designs to estimate population sizes of native mussels in the Upper Mississippi River basin
- Development of hydraulic data layers for inclusion in the hydrophysical models of native mussel populations in the Upper Mississippi River basin
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Email: jsauer@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6376
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- Assess the status and distribution of native freshwater mussels in the Upper Mississippi River basin
- Measurement of sediment temperatures at known mussel beds in the Upper Mississippi and St. Croix River basins
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Email: szigler@usgs.gov
Phone: 608-781-6395
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- Identify factors limiting the distribution, abundance, and species richness of native mussels in large rivers
- Development of hydrophysical models to aid in the conservation and restoration of native mussel populations
- Development of a mussel community assessment tool
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URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/native_mussels_team_personnel.html
