USGS Mississippi River Basin Science Dashboard

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Explore our science through the websites listed below. Project Names link to the website. Websites listed on this page are updated quarterly.

Project Name	Primary Investigator	Science Center
Asian Carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) - CRRL		Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL)
Asian Carp Early Detection	Jon Hortness	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Assessing the properties of RNA degradation in complex environmental water samples	Jon Amberg, Ph.D. ; Chris Merkes	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Black Carp Biology, Assessment, and Control	Patrick Kroboth	Columbia Environmental Research Center
Carbon dioxide (CO2) injected under-ice to enhance winterkill of invasive carps	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Carbon Dioxide as an Invasive Carp Behavioral Deterrent	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Carbon Dioxide as an Invasive Carp Lethal Control	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Carbon Dioxide for General Aquatic Invasive Species Control	Aaron Cupp ; Diane Waller	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Correlating seasonal trends and occupancy of bigheaded carp eDNA to land use and stream characteristics	Jon Amberg, Ph.D. ; Chris Merkes	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Determining the Efficacy of Agricultural Oils for Suppressing Applesnail Egg Mass Hatch-out	Jacoby Carter, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Developing a portable LAMP assay for detecting grass and black carp	Chris Merkes	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Developing Detection Probabilities and Quantifying the Effects of Flowing Water to Improve Asian Carp Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys	Margaret Hunter, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Development of Chemical Tools to Control Invasive Carp and Dreissenid Mussels	Mark Gaikowski	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Non-Target Organisms	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Engineering and Testing of Carbon Dioxide Infusion Systems	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide to Control Dreissenid Mussels	Diane Waller	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Genetic Analysis of Wild and Captive Black Carp in the Mississippi River Basin	Margaret Hunter, Ph.D. ; Leo Nico, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Invasive Carp	Paul Buszka ; Edward Dobrowolski	Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Invasive Carp Control: Carbon Dioxide	Aaron Cupp	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Invasive Carp Species Section	Jesse Fischer ; Mike Colvin, Ph.D. ; Duane Chapman	Columbia Environmental Research Center
Invasive Species We Study: Invasive Carp		Ecosystems Mission Area
Invasive Species We Study: Invasive Mussels		Ecosystems Mission Area
Mississippi River Special Topic	JC Nelson	Midcontinent Region
Monitoring and Removal of Invasive Cuban Treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) on the Gulf Coast	Hardin Waddle, Ph.D. ; Brad Glorioso	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Registration of Carbon Dioxide - Carp	Aaron Cupp ; Kim Fredricks	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Temperature-dependent toxicity of molluscicides to zebra mussels	James Luoma	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
The Lethality of Hot Water and Ozone on Aquatic Invasive Species		Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program Long Term Resource Monitoring	Kathi Jo Jankowski	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

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