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Alison Coulter
@sdsufishecology.bsky.social
Asst professor, fish ecology, movement, invasive and introduced species 🐟🐠🐡
A new fisheries MS is out in the world! Maddy Siller successfully defended her MS research on how fish habitat quality has changed through time. Congratulations Maddy!
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
AFS Introduced and Invasive Species Section invites abstract submissions for our symposium for #AFS2025. Students can also submit for our travel award. @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @scifendler.bsky.social @mullyfish.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Alison Coulter
Potential effects of introduced salmonids on native lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Lake Huron: evaluating niche overlap using stable isotopes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 82: 1-13. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
Potential effects of introduced salmonids on native lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Lake Huron: evaluating niche overlap using stable isotopes
The Lake Huron fish community is comprised of many non-native species, including the piscivorous Pacific salmonids chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawtscha, coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch, and rainbow...
doi.org
March 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The grad students enjoyed repping the department for a day of women in science!
Another year of the #WISSiouxFalls outreach event! We have 3 activities this year: “fishing for facts”, “feed the bat”, and “guess the animal” ☺️🐟.
March 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Are you a student presenting research on invasive species at the annual AFS meeting this year? If so, please see the flyer below for a travel award opportunity 🐟! @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @sdsufishecology.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Amidst continued terminations in the nations’ federal workforce, AFS joined forces with the Society of American Foresters, Society for Range Management and The Wildlife Society to issue a statement in support of federal employees and their critical conservation work: fisheries.org/2025/02/natu...
Natural Resource Professional Societies Issue Joint Statement on the Impacts of Federal Workforce Reduction - American Fisheries Society
Amidst the continued termination of the nations’ federal workforce, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) joined forces with the Society of American Foresters
fisheries.org
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Never thought a Dakota Chapter #AFS would be in the 50s but it ended up being a great trip to Bismarck. #SDSUNRM turned out:)
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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In light of recent U.S. executive actions, SFS reaffirms our commitment to advance freshwater science, support our members, and champion diversity, equity, inclusivity, and justice.

Your membership helps us persevere in our mission. Please join or renew today freshwater-science.org/about/why-jo...
Join SFS Today! | Society for Freshwater Science
Renewal for 2025 is open now — enjoy our membership benefits and join us in advancing the field of freshwater science.
freshwater-science.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Day 2 ##Midwestfw
#sdstatenrm group photo, invasive carp symposium & Logan won the Fenske!
January 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Great day 1 of #Midwestfw
Thanks @ncdafs.bsky.social and the Technical Committes for supporting student travel! #sdstatenrm
January 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Ecology!

Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥

Applications due Feb. 15

Reposts appreciated!
January 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Really important read about the extinction of experience among ecologists - and the barriers to doing fieldwork - both in teaching & research. @kevinjgaston.bsky.social Likely to hinder our efforts to address the biodiversity crisis doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 🌏🧪
January 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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AFS is searching for the next TAFS editor-in-chief! If you're a scientist with a broad perspective on fisheries with ideas about the future of AFS journals, consider applying. See full details at https://fisheries.org/2024/12/editor-in-chief-sought-for-transactions-of-the-american-fisheries-society/
January 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Dr. Kathleen Carpenter (1891-1970), "the mother of freshwater ecology", was a pioneer freshwater scientist who wrote the first English textbook on freshwater ecology (Life in Inland Waters, 1928). Her book discusses foodweb interactions - and even mentions zebra mussel invasions. ...🧵1/n
November 29, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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Great Lakes vampires.
November 28, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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Sad news for a Friday. Unfortunately, Unlike some terrestrial animals, I doubt we get grainy pictures of the Scioto Madtom or San Marcos Gambusia to keep the hope alive.
www.fws.gov/press-releas...
21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
FALLS CHURCH, Va. —  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delisting 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction. Based on rigorous reviews of the best available science for each o...
www.fws.gov
October 20, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Fisheries/aquatics pumpkin carving with the grad students
October 27, 2023 at 12:25 AM
MS student Miriam rocking her proposal seminar this morning on ecosystem modeling in invasive species management.
October 20, 2023 at 7:15 PM
Passed- Congratulations Logan! Looking forward to seeing the great work you'll do for WI DNR.
October 16, 2023 at 8:55 PM
One week until my first advisee defends his thesis! We'll miss having Logan around but glad he's got a great job already.
October 10, 2023 at 12:59 AM
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Last call for #MidwestFW abstracts! #TeamFish #FishSky 🐟🌎🧪
🚨‼️One week to the extended #MidwesrFW abstract deadline‼️🚨 and still lots of open slots in our “New presenters symposium with feedback”! Looking forward to a great conference in Sioux Falls in January!
#TeamFish #FishSky 🐟🌎🧪

midwestfw.org/call-for-prese…
October 6, 2023 at 12:33 PM