“More than 2,500 species of plants, fish and mollusks will be invading the internet soon.” - The Environment Report
Michigan Radio, which is part of the National Public Radio (NPR) digital network, interviewed Ken Cameron of UW-Madison about the Great Lakes Invasives project on the The Environment Report.
The interview with Rebecca Williams focused on invasive species in the Great Lakes basin. She began the segment with a brief interview of Dave Wethington from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They discussed the Army Corp’s plans to install new barriers in the canals surrounding Lake Michigan to exclude silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead (H. nobilis) carp.
The remainder of the segment was dedicated to the Great Lakes Invasives TCN’s efforts to digitize museum specimens of nonnative species collected in the Great Lakes basin. The Great Lakes TCN is a collaboration among more than 20 museums and universities located around the Great Lakes region. Their goal is to digitize 1.73 million museum specimens encompassing 2,550 species. During the interview, Cameron explained why museum specimen data are unique, why they are including so many species in their project, and potential research applications for the project's data.
Want to learn more?
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Listen to the full interview on the Environment Report
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Visit the Great Lakes Invasives Web site
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Read another press release about the Great Lakes Invasives TCN
