Published November 27, 2018 This content is archived.
A story on WBFO-FM reports on UB research that suggests some populations of freshwater mussels in the Great Lakes are recovering, as are the lakes, and interviews Brandon Sansom, a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
"There are a number of freshwater mussel species right in the Niagara River and within the Great Lakes. There's a lot of evidence showing how zebra mussels have drastically contributed to the decline of native mussels, but we are also starting to see some of these native mussels respond in light of these zebra mussel and quagga mussel invasions," he said.
Read/hear the story here.
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