FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
Field Studies and Ecosystems

Chair:Lisie Kitchel - ( lisie.kitchel@wi.gov )

Co-Chair: Jonathan Lopez (jlopez2411@gmail.com)

Statement of Organization and Purpose: The Field Studies and Ecosystem Services Committee exists to promote the use of best practices in study design and data collection, and the quantification of ecosystem services in freshwater mollusk research. This includes increasing the standardization of data collection, storage, and sharing across the FMCS membership. It also includes recommending standardized terminology and methods, and identifying research gaps and future directions.
THE LONG GAME: THE IMPORTANCE OF LTM FOR FRESHWATER MUSSEL POPULATION ASSESSMENTS
Caitlin Carey, Jess Jones, Rose Agbalog

A CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING RISKS AND THREATS TO FRESHWATER MUSSELS: A CASE STUDY OF THE MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, MISSOURI
Kayla Key, Amanda Rosenberger, Kristen Bouska, Garth Lindner

MAKING YOUR SURVEY EFFORT COUNT TOWARDS THE USFWS SPECIES STATUS ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Amanda Rosenberger, Bill Fitzgerald, Kristin Irwin Womble

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS ON UNIONID MUSSELS
Astrid N. Schwalb, co-authors: Lyubov E. Burlakova, David Ford, Juergen Geist, AexanderY. Karatayev, Zachary A. Mitchell, Alison A. Tarter

A SURVEY DESIGN FRAMEWORK:PUTTING THE WHY BEFORE THE HOW
Dave Smith