Investigating Harmful Algae Blooms with Robin Sleith
By Evan Bartow, Writing Intern Located across the many aquatic enviroments of Maine, harmful algae blooms (HABs) are caused by algae that can grow uncontrollably, and cause the production of […]
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Exploring Fungal Communities and eDNA with Lucia Goldman
By Ilaria Bardini, Writing Intern Natural ecosystems, including Maine’s plants and forests, are increasingly being impacted by pollution and climate change. Mycorrhizal fungi, fungal communities that have often unseen symbiotic […]
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Using eDNA to Understanding Alewives Impact on Freshwater Communities
By Ilaria Bardini, Writing Intern Alewife, an anadromous species of herring, spawn in freshwater systems along the coast of Maine. As an ecologically, economically, and culturally significant fish, their decline […]
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Using 3D Printing to Expand Access to eDNA Research
By Evan Bartow, Writing Intern For some researchers, environmental DNA (eDNA) based research is limited and underutilized due to its, at least perceived, cost and ease of use. A major […]
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Building a Surveying Toolkit: eDNA and Traditional Observation Methods with Aaron Whitman
By Ilaria Bardini, Writing Intern Environmental DNA (eDNA) may be the answer for the detection and monitoring of vital species in the Gulf of Maine and freshwater systems. Across the […]
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Exploring Local Environments and the Research Process at University of Maine Farmington
By Evan Bartow, Writing Intern For undergraduate students, especially early in their academic career, field experience is often limited, but at University of Maine Farmington (UMF), faculty are working to […]
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Maine EPSCoR Newsletter (Winter 2023)
The latest Maine EPSCoR print newsletter is out now. This newsletter covers some of the amazing work researchers across both Maine and the state’s EPSCoR grants. Maine EPSCoR Newsletter March […]
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Forecasting Our Climate Future with Barracuda’s Stephanie Miller
By Ilaria Bardini, Media Intern We are already seeing the repercussions of our changing climate through altered weather patterns, development of new diseases, increasing numbers of annual natural disasters, and […]
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Detecting Harmful Algae Blooms in Maine’s Marine Environments with Sydney Greenlee
By Caty DuDevoir, Media Intern In the fall of 2016, shellfisheries in the Gulf of Maine were closed and five tons of clams and mussels were recalled due to an […]
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The Emergence of Blue Crabs in Casco Bay with Brandon Henry
By Ilaria Bardini, Media Intern As the world’s climate changes, ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them are changing as well. This holds true for blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, which […]
