Aquatic ecologist | Associate Prof @UaDeptBSC | River Lover | Mussel Hugger | Native Ozarkian |Tweets personal | she/her | #firstgen #womanscientist
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Joined March 2013
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Lab made a splash in Sweden and had a good time. :)
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Applications are open for the 2025 Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology (FEE) course at the Cary Institute. This crash course in ecosystem ecology runs from Jan. 6-17th. We begin reviewing applications on Oct. 15th. Apply here: caryinstitute.org/eco-inquir…
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First postdoc paper testing fundamental ecological patterns w/ #freshwatermussel secondary production online now (w/ @CarlaLAtkinson, Garrett Hopper, Angela Burrow, & Wendell Haag)!
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Closed out #2024SFS and had a great time seeing old and new friends! What a fantastic week with my lab representing @UofAlabama @UaDeptBSC freshwater research! @stephenplont @RiverGuyLopez @crsmith7348 @irene1sanchez @Kelley_taylor13 @researchisrad
In Philly for #2024SFS! Come see presentations from members of my lab group! @crsmith7348 @stephenplont @RiverGuyLopez @Kelley_taylor13 @UaDeptBSC
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Happy (?) #EndangeredSpeciesDay! There are 11 federally listed #EndangeredSpecies of aquatic animals in the Black Warrior River watershed, and many more that are federally listed as threatened: blackwarriorriver.org/endang…
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I am sorry to inform you that Dr. Mažeika Sullivan, my husband, is experiencing serious health issues. Please read our story on our gofundme page. Thank you- Gabriela, his wife. @AmFisheriesSoc @BenthosNews @SE_SFS @aslo_org @ESA_org @SCDNR @CASSocieties
gofund.me/89e909f3
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Consider supporting a member of our SE SFS community. Many of you know Mažeika, as he is an active member and supporter of the SFS community and our chapter. gofund.me/89e909f3
I feel incredibly honored by @BenthosNews! This society has been like a home since I was a graduate student and I can’t wait for my summer reunion to see what cool science new and old friends are up to!
Congratulations to Dr. @CarlaLAtkinson, our 2024 Leadership Award recipient! Dr. Atkinson received this Career Award for her extraordinary work in furthering SFS' mission. freshwater-science.org/2024-…
We look forward to celebrating with you at #2024SFS!
ALT Image announcing on of "The Society for Freshwater Science 2024 Career Awards" with the SFS logo in the upper left corner: "Leadership Award "for extraordinary work in furthering the Society's mission by an early- or mid-career SFS member "Dr. Carla Atkinson "University of Alabama" On the right of the announcement is an image of Dr. Atkinson
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Today @TheCrimsonWhite is on a #Roll, so to speak, as it published several great environmental pieces including this one quoting two #Waterkeepers -- Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen and John Kinney of @BWRiverkeeper -- about #Tuscaloosa's #sewage spills: thecrimsonwhite.com/114393/t…
Rare Alabama mussel needs your vote for International Mollusc of the Year thebamabuzz.com/rare-alabama…
Promote freshwater conservation and molluscs by voting for the first ever freshwater mussel in the running! Vote Coosa Fiveridge! 🙏
The International #molluscoftheyear competition 2024 has been launched!🎉 Make sure to cast your votes by April 14!👇
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Amblema elliottii is a freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae only found in Alabama. The genus Amblema was once in the Black Warrior, but has not been seen alive for decades. Sequencing the genome of Amblema elliottii will aid its conservation. Vote: moty2024.senckenberg.science…
Happy World Water Day everyone! Thank you to @AlabamaWater for hosting a fun celebration @UofAlabama with @UA_Big_Al! @CahabaRiverkeep @BWRiverkeeper @UaDeptBSC
Excited to visit @UGAEcology in Athens next week!
Mark your calendars for our next Ecology seminar: "Weaving together levels of biodiversity yields insight into conservation" by @carlalatkinson, University of Alabama.
Wednesday, March 27, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium.
Hope to see you there!
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Check out our new paper in @Ecology_Letters, where we synthesize all the data we could find across the world on allochthony ... what portion of an organisms diet is derived from another ecosystem ... in studies of stream and riparian food webs.
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