Had a chance to give a talk at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last week. It was awesome. Thanks, Joe Brown, for the chance to return to UNC. I also was able to take my daughter for a formal campus tour with a special trip to the Dean Dome. The Word War III event was legendary. Go tar heels!
Peyton has successfully passed her MS defense. Awesome!
I am psyched to report that students in my meta-analysis class have produced three more papers. Amazing group of students!
Mahas, J. W., A. E. Wilson, T. D. Steury, and A. L. Jacobson. In press. Association of plant pathogen vectors and vector-borne plant pathogens with landscape composition: a meta-analysis. Environmental Entomology.
Michael has just published his second chapter looking at the effects of repeated copper sulfate treatments on water quality. Low dose copper supports healthy zooplankton communities that can control phytoplankton!
The lab is growing again and we finally got our new MS students out to sample some aquaculture ponds. Welcome to Auburn, Sydney, Ava, and Maddy.
Strand’s published his first paper from our new USDA project focused on understanding how particle size influences nutrient availability in aquaculture and estuarine systems. Nice job, Strand!
Kong, X., C. Wang, S. E. Rice, I. M. Radwan, C. J. Martyniuk, A. E. Wilson, and D. Wang. In Press. Particle size-dependent partitioning of phosphorus in aquaculture pond and estuarine systems. Water Research.
Persistence has paid off once again – Isabel has published her NSF REU project! Her mentor, Matt, got this one over the finish line. Nice job.
Gladfelter, M. F., I. G. Bela, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Influence of trace metal additions on the longevity of algal blooms across a productivity gradient. Journal of Phycology
Peyton has led two practical publications focused on important changes in hydrated lime when improperly stored as well as the value of forests for water quality. Good job, Peyton and others.
June has been a productive month for the lab. Michael’s first chapter from his MS just got published. These data highlight some super interesting patterns regarding how environmental variation influences copper toxicity to phytoplankton.