Dave Zanatta
@mimusselman.bsky.social
Freshwater malacologist 🐌🐚, molecular ecologist, Professor at Central Michigan University, husband, dad, cat lover, model railroader, liberal, Canadian-American 🇨🇦🇺🇸. he/him. http://people.se.cmich.edu/zanat1d
Great article in Scientific American on Freshwater Mussel conservation. Many amazing friends and colleagues are featured along with the mussels! www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The baffling ecological disaster that’s killing America’s freshwater mussels
Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the country’s rivers and streams—from extinction
scientificamerican.com
⭐Editor's Choice⭐ Long-term biodiversity erosion: limited co-existence of the Eurasian zebra mussel and native mussels in a North American river after 25 years | Zwarych et al, including @ecoinvasions.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/cjz-... Free access for this month
Long-term biodiversity erosion: limited co-existence of the Eurasian zebra mussel and native mussels in a North American river after 25 years
North American unionid mussel populations have experienced significant mortality due to competition and fouling by the Eurasian zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771). Habitats whose water c...
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If NSF-DEB funded…time to close up shop and look for positions outside of US. This cannot stand.
Emilio M Bruna@brunalab.bsky.social · last yr.Proposed cut to DEB is 89.6% bsky.app/profile/maur...
Ibuprofen can affect fish hatching, diclofenac impacts fish livers, flea treatments kill off the insects fish & birds eat - a cocktail of meds, pesticides, cleaning products, road runoff is poisoning our rivers - no wonder fish numbers are plummeting. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers
The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills
theguardian.com
Our (finally) funded project on the population genomics of Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in collaboration with the #USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center. www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc... @fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @altfws.altgov.info
Genomics to Aid Conservation and restoration of the Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) and Tidewater Mucket (Atlanticoncha ochracea)
Due to the rapid decline in abundance of Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) and Tidewater Mucket (Atlanticoncha ochracea), USGS and partners at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Centra...
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Dr. Dave Strayer kicking off concurrent sessions at #FMCS2025 highlighting Great Lakes context of this meeting in Ypsilanti and challenges
Ms. Phyllis Davis opens the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society conference with Robin Wall Kimmerer quote: “We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live…
every day seems to be a 'hold my beer, watch this...' type of moment in science....wow. 🧪 www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate
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NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it theconversation.com/noaas-vast-p... by @cires.colorado.edu @cwiedinm.bsky.social
NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.
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This is a WILD list of data to disappear. I was braced for climate stuff, but not, like, shoreline maps and coastal bathymetry
Jenna C. Hill@chillocean.bsky.social · last yr.NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Harvard responds to the Trump administration: "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government.. . . ." www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Has anyone had a contract approved through a CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit - Dept. of Interior) since January? We submitted a bid in early Dec 2024 on a subaward for collaborative work with USGS (funding already in place - FY2024).
Estimate of 800-1000 for the #Handsoff march in Mount Pleasant MI. Impressive turnout for our sleepy college town. Let’s keep this going!
Apparently this has been discovered at universities across the US over the last few days. www.cm-life.com/article/2025...
BREAKING: Some student visas/ records revoked, CMU impact unclear
BREAKING: CMU staff learned on April 4 that several current and former international student SEVIS records have terminated without notice by the United States Department of Homeland Security, without notifying the university or impacted students. CMU is not yet able to release the number of students at this university who have been affected, but is performing daily checks of the SEVIS system to identify any terminated records. Executive Director of University Communication Ari Harris said any students affected will be contacted by the university. This is a developing story. Please check in with cm-life.com with more information as it becomes available.
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See you May 12-16 for #FMCS2025! @fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social @mi-mussel-mama.bsky.social @michigandnr.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social
Daelyn Woolnough@mi-mussel-mama.bsky.social · last yr.#FMCS2025 we’re ready for you in Michigan! Who’s looking forward to Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium 2025? (Use #FMCS2025 for the hashtag for this symposium).
Putting the Arctic Ocean closer to the center, this brings the Greenland Canada gambit into focus. It is a grab for power, money, water, and resources, also giving the US complete control over the Northwest Passage. Fentanyl and the border are a smokescreen for a much bigger project: theft.
We got FIRED 🔥 UP ⬆️ at the #StandUpForScience rally at Central Michigan University this afternoon! @mi-mussel-mama.bsky.social
And here is the news report: app.9and10news.com/2025/03/03/a... Quoted alongside remarks by @dananessel.bsky.social We need to speak up and #standupforscience and the #GreatLakesRestorationIniative!
Amid funding cuts, researchers say Great Lakes work must continue
Academics say that the decisions risk damaging the bedrock of Great Lakes research.
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Just spoke to a local reporter on federal government firings and freezes/cuts to funding at environmental agencies (NOAA, USFWS, USFS, EPA, etc.) and effects it is having on science in the #GreatLakes region. I had plenty to say. #standupforscience2025
Great News, Michigan! Lansing #StandUpForScience2025 is happening. Friday, March 7, 12-4pm, East steps of the Capitol Bldg. Tell 3 friends! Make a carpool plan! Have a sign-making party! Share with your networks! #ScienceIsForEveryone @standupforscience.bsky.social
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025. www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
Cancellation megathread
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Mollusk 🐌 fans: Dr. Shay Keretz's newest paper on GASTROPODS (🐌🐚) in large rivers is out! #GreatLakes #DetroitRiver authors.elsevier.com/c/1kg3X1MRgT... @fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @iaglr.bsky.social @mi-mussel-mama.bsky.social
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Job: Come work with me! Please repost! We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
A good outside review of the terrible state of US research and international collaboration. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
U.S. scientists say their work is under attack. Here's what that means for Canada | CBC News
Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep...
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Why is river conservation sometimes seen as less effective than terrestrial? Maybe it's due to the complexity of the system. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Successes and failures of conservation actions to halt global river biodiversity loss - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Conservation actions have been implemented worldwide to mitigate severe river biodiversity loss. This Review summarizes these conservation actions, qualitatively assesses their outcomes, and outlines ...
nature.com
Phil was my first MS student at CMU. He is a great scientist and person. Phil uprooted his family from a successful career in the private sector for a dream job in public service. He was discarded 1 month and 1 day after starting his dream job. www.facebook.com/share/p/15xe...
Redirecting...
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As I shared last week, the US's first National Nature Assessment has been shut down: but the authors, led by @phillevin.bsky.social, are determined to continue. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. (Gift Article)
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
nytimes.com
