From the creators of #TVOOriginal All Too Clear,
Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick are setting out on a new expedition to capture the hidden world beneath the Great Lakes.
Set to premiere in 2028, the project is already offering audiences an early look. Follow @hiddenbelow.bsky.social
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Registration for the AFS 4th annual symposium has been extended until March 1st! Make sure to sign up using the link in bio:)
Les inscriptions au 4e symposium annuel de l'AFS ont été prolongées jusqu'au 1er mars ! N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire via le lien dans la bio :)
The golden mussel, a highly destructive invasive species that began to plague South American waterways decades ago, has reached the Amazon region, threatening some of the richest biodiversity on the planet.
www.science.org/content/arti...
New in @biolinvasions.bsky.social: I argue that accelerating invasion rates threaten ecosystem stability & sustainable management. Thus there is an urgent need for progress toward Target 6 of the Kunming-Montreal GBF, which calls for a substantive reduction in global invasion rates.
-> rdcu.be/eVlNk
The marbled crayfish is a global aquatic invader of increasing importance. Distributed through the pet trade; now established on four continents. Feral populations have been found in Canada in recent years.
See below for our synopsis, led by @vanmierlo.bsky.social
#Crustmas
One of the undergraduate students that I mentored this semester made these beautiful cookies which include MAZMs, zebra mussels and unionids (so talented)! Mentorship has easily been one of the most rewarding experiences of my PhD thus far❤️
The Ricciardians gather for our lab Christmas party. (Photo taken by @ecoinvasions.bsky.social) Note the secret hand sign. @tjcolvin.bsky.social @vanmierlo.bsky.social @ivanakomendic.bsky.social @emmaschubert.bsky.social @picard-m.bsky.social @briellecomartin.bsky.social @veronicagroves.bsky.social
Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes.
🎣 The Illinois DNR & @US Army Corps of Engineers are taking action — with high-tech barriers and fish removals.
Watch their story in Tomorrow’s Catch, the new digital series from AFS and CWP: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
An emerging aquatic invasion threat to western Canada is the golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), whose calcium and temperature tolerances are different from those of zebra & quagga mussels.
chemainusvalleycourier.ca/2025/11/18/i...
Is Atlantic Canada at risk of zebra mussel invasion?
This recent study identifies several ‘higher-risk’ areas for zebra mussel invasion that could be prioritized for future monitoring and management action. 👇
https://ow.ly/Oe3350Xw1LZ
We had a great time at the @gril-limnologie.bsky.social
fall workshop! @ivanakomendic.bsky.social and Cata ran a successful workshop on macrophyte and zooplankton sampling:)
@emmaschubert.bsky.social can you confirm the ID
So sad to see. Unfortunately there’s no way to share Instagram posts to blue sky so heres a link: www.instagram.com/reel/DQO04KS...
Come learn about raking, quadrat, and downing box sampling techniques! Excited for all the workshops this weekend :)
72 boats with invasive species intercepted before entering Lake Tahoe, including 14 interceptions of invasive mussels:
fox40.com/news/califor...
Shown below is a cluster of golden mussels (Limnoperna fortunei), now established in California.
RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
A square sampling plate that is completely covered by zebra mussels.
Photos have been rolling in for our Zebra Mussel Safari program and whenever I see photos like this come in, I'm grateful I don't have to count these by hand. 😂
Grad students assembling equipment on the receding shoreline of the St. Lawrence River.
Last week our field team investigated the effects of low water levels in the St Lawrence River. Shown left to right: @briellecomartin.bsky.social, @ivanakomendic.bsky.social & @tjcolvin.bsky.social
Joining them was @ecoinvasions.bsky.social. The land on which they're standing should be under water.
💻 Data centers are spreading fast across the Great Lakes — and straining already finite water supplies.
CWP Director Melissa Scanlan is featured in a new @chicagotribune article.
📰 @chicagotribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/g...
📑 Our ABA report: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Zebra mussels on collector plates.
Zebra mussels on plastic macrophytes.
Lac Témiscouata.
Zebra mussels fouling on a unionid.
A great week at Lac Témiscouata for @ivanakomendic.bsky.social fieldwork investigating zebra mussel associations with different substrates & macrophytes
1/ Invasional meltdown is a popular but nebulous concept in invasion ecology. It involves multiple direct & indirect mechanisms, yet it is rarely studied beyond simple pairwise facilitations.
In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
Plain Pocketbook (Lampsilis cardium) with invasive Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) attached to it
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Invert #mussel #aquatics #freshwater 🌍🧪
Curious what invasive water hyacinth looks like up close? Here you go! Lovely but destructive. #MacrophyteMonday
National Invasive Species Information Center estimated cost of invasive species to global economy > $1.288 trillion over 50 years. But a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that figure to be a “substantial” underestimation of the true cost.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
The zebra mussel invaded the Richelieu River in the mid-1990s, despite a suboptimal calcium concentration (18 mg/L). After 25 yrs of exposure to fouling, unionid diversity & abundance have eroded to the same extent as in invaded calcium-rich habitats. See our paper: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
