Registration is open for an “Invasive Species Language Workshop” that be held online and in-person on Feb. 27-28. A virtual half-day of webinar presentations will be followed by a full-day workshop in Washington, D.C., where attendees will draft guidelines and research priorities for inclusive communication and naming conventions.
The article revealed a more accurate and complex picture of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) in state waters than previously understood.
Newly published research shows that VHSV, which can cause affected fish to die, can be found further inland and in more bodies of water in Wisconsin than previously known.
The new liaisons include one focused on aquatic invasive species, in cooperation with Wisconsin Sea Grant and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Researchers found that a direct, factual approach was effective and avoided the unwanted connotations that other types of message framing may have.
Recently published findings in the journal Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, of the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography, shed light on what spiny waterfleas are eating in Lake Michigan.