EXPERIMENT THREAD: A major project this summer is a #VoyageSimulator - meant to mimic the ways that #invasivespecies travel across oceans
Our fantastically designed mesocosm is going to send mussels from coastal New England ➡️Norway ➡️Red Dog, AK by manipulating temp & salinity
This is a potential passage through the Northern Sea Route - which might become more reliable due to rising temps e360.yale.edu/features/cargo…
Mussels were gathered simultaneously from ME, NH, and RI and are currently transiting through a Russian fjord. Stay tuned for their fates!
It's the final leg of the #VoyageSimulator for our mussel friends! Experiment breakdown and dissecting begins...
Each mussel is dissected and ranked by reproductive status. #VoyageSimulator
We're about halfway through dissecting and so far all mussels have survived their arctic journey. But did they spawn? #Cliffhanger
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