Congratulations to Zach! He received a Birmingham Audubon Walter Coxe Research Award to fund his upcoming work examining the role unionid mussels play in biogeochemical nutrient transformations in the sediment. Congratulations!

Carla Atkinson, Krista Capps, Amanda Rugenski, and Michael Vanni co-authored a paper on consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in freshwaters. It summarizes the current information on the topic and gives recommendations for future research direction. It is in early view in Biological Reviews! Check it out!

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