Showcase presentations now available
On behalf of everyone at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center and University of Minnesota Extension, thank you for attending the 2015 AIS Research and Management Showcase! 175 of you attended the Showcase to hear firsthand from MAISRC scientists about their research, chat with researchers over lunch, and attend a field session to see AIS management in action. We hope that you enjoyed the day and gained valuable skills and information that will help you work on AIS issues in your community. Now, stay in touch with MAISRC all year round: like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and sign up to receive the next edition of AIS Spotlight, MAISRC's bimonthly e-newsletter.
Presentations and handouts:
Modeling: it's not just for the runway anymore. Predicting the spread of AIS and disease (presentation)
My lake might have zebra mussels – what can I do? (presentation)
Fish disease: micro invaders with macro consequences (presentation)
Illuminating the microbe associated with AIS in the search for their Achilles heel (presentation)
Illuminating the microbe associated with AIS in the search for their Achilles heel (handout)
Exploring the zebra mussel genome: why it's important and how we're doing it (presentation)
Wanted: AIS detectors and trackers (presentation)
Lake Phalen plant survey (handout)
Aquatic plant ID sheet (handout)