by Matt Pedersen | Jul 28, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
We’re delighted to share with you this installment from midwest regional Sea Grant members and participants, including the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, in their Aquatic Invasive Webinar Series. This webinar, the Science Behind Aquatic Invasive Plants, was hosted...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part I 2015 was my first foray into the world of container ponds keeping (or “container ponding,” as I’ve dubbed it). Using what you would generally consider readily-available components for whiskey barrel pond keeping, I ultimately...
by Stephan Tanner | Apr 18, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Stephan M. Tanner, Freshwater, News & Notes
The Minnesota Aquarium Society and Minnesota Sea Grant host their first-ever Habitattitude Surrender Collaborative By Stephan M. Tanner, Ph.D. Preamble Sometime in late summer 2015, Marte Kitson, M.S., Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Extension Educator at the Minnesota...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Aug 27, 2015 | Freshwater
Invasive species are now a perennial concern for the aquarium industry, and ongoing efforts from all directions are taking aim at curbing the environmental threat posed by exotic or inappropriate livestock and plants. The latest effort to come to our attention is a...
by Jay Hemdal | Apr 24, 2009 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater
The Lake Victoria Haplochromine cichlids are a unique and highly endangered ‘species flock’ of over 500 historic species of which perhaps 200 remain extant in either the lake, or in captivity (Witte, et al 1992). The countries of Kenya, Uganda, and...
