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Eek! We've been so busy studying the two biggest estuaries in the US, we almost forgot about #EstuariesWeek
As part of the #FoulingProject we are collecting samples from marinas around both #ChesBay and #SFBay
As part of the #FoulingProject we are collecting samples from marinas around both #ChesBay and #SFBay
We then take them back to the labs at @SmithsonianEnv and #SERCWest @EOS_Center and process the panels with a coarse identification of the invertebrates that settle on them and take vouchers and samples for DNA analysis.
#FoulingProject #ChesBay #SFBay
#FoulingProject #ChesBay #SFBay
Depending on location in the bay, the panels can look very different and contain different assemblages of organisms. #InvertebratesRule #FoulingProject #EstuariesWeek #ChesBay
The encrusting #bryozoan (Watersipora sp.) is giving our taxonomists a headache! Through genetics, we've discovered what we thought was one species is actually MULTIPLE & they cannot be identified by morphological characters alone! #InvasiveSpecies #NISAW (1/6)
One species, Watersipora subtorquata complex, is wide spread as an #InvasiveSpecies across the globe. However, we have a poor understanding of its native region since it has been so often confused with several other species! #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (2/6)
To make things even MORE confusing, there are multiple clades of the Watersipora subtorquata species! A clade is a group of organisms with the a common ancestor on its family tree. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (3/6)
The encrusting #bryozoan (Watersipora sp.) is giving our taxonomists a headache! Through genetics, we've discovered what we thought was one species is actually MULTIPLE & they cannot be identified by morphological characters alone! #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek (1/6)
One species, Watersipora subtorquata complex, is wide spread as an #InvasiveSpecies across the globe. However, we have a poor understanding of its native region since it has been so often confused with several other species! #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (2/6)
To make things even MORE confusing, there are multiple clades of the Watersipora subtorquata species! A clade is a group of organisms with the a common ancestor on its family tree. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (3/6)
#SERCWest scientists graced the cover of the @sfchronicle yesterday morning talking about their recent article on the freshwater die-off of #invasivespecies and parts of the fouling community!
“If you’re a manager interested in managing invasive species, you could look at this as an opportunity... Now you have a clean slate. It’s time to take aggressive management action.” -Dr. Andy Chang
Read the newspaper article here:
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
Read the newspaper article here:
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
We're rounding out our #InvasionsLabPub Alerts for the end of 2017 - here are some from the last few weeks!
First is the September @scienmag article on non-native tsunami rafters across the Pacific Ocean. science.sciencemag.org/content/357/63…
First is the September @scienmag article on non-native tsunami rafters across the Pacific Ocean. science.sciencemag.org/content/357/63…
@scienmag @WilliamsMystic @mccullermi @MLMLmarinesci Next up #invasivespecies researchers including @jcanningclode found two unreported non-native isopods in Madeira Island.
doi.org/10.1163/156854…
doi.org/10.1163/156854…
@scienmag @WilliamsMystic @mccullermi @MLMLmarinesci @jcanningclode Our @TempleUniv and @stri_panama collaboration on a #PredationExp produced this paper on how excluding some predators makes invertebrates susceptible to abiotic shifts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
