Bio-Clips
Species Spotlight: Long-tailed Salamander
The MBI macroinvertebrate crew encountered this interesting salamander at a site in southern Ohio earlier this summer.
Alex Roller-Knapp, September 28th, 2022
Pileated Populations
While many bird populations have experienced dramatic declines during the last half century, one group that has actually shown population increases is woodpeckers.
Casey Tucker, Guest Writer, June 30th, 2022
Species Spotlight: Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor
The Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) is a native, non-parasitic lamprey species that occupies small to medium sized streams.
Paul DeRolf, May 10th, 2022
Articles
A Snapshot of “Ancient” Mussels in Central Ohio
Jack Freda and field technician Ashley Smith were used to encountering new species, but what they found just a short distance from downtown Columbus was an unexpected surprise.
Jack Freda and Anthony Sasson, March 17th, 2023
Round Goby Introduction and Range Expansion in the Highly
The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is an invasive species of fish introduced to the Great Lakes drainage in the early 1990s.
Matt Sarver, November 1st, 2022
Water Quality Surveys Work Wonders
Stream monitoring is an important part of tracking the health of streams and is done through a combination of water quality, fish, and macroinvertebrate surveys.
Emily Crow, Emma Roberts, Preston Smith Otterbein University, August 2nd, 2022
First Records of Freckled Madtom in Ohio
Two new Ohio localities for the Freckled Madtom (Noturus nocturnus Jordan and Gilbert, 1886) were recently discovered.
Matt Sarver, February 11th, 2022