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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:08:33.810204'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/teresa-j-newton
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: tnewton@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - native freshwater mussels
   - conservation
   - restoration
   - toxicology
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Teresa Newton holds a B.S. in Biology from Central Michigan University, and
     M.S. in Biology from Tennessee Technological University, and a PhD in Fisheries
     Biology and Toxicology from Iowa State University
   name: Teresa J Newton, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-9351-5852
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/upper-midwest-environmental-sciences-center
   organization_name: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
   personal_statement: Teresa's research interests focus on the conservation and
     ecology of freshwater mussels, a group of benthic animals in which 70% of the
     North American species are threatened. Mussels are keystone species in many
     rivers and their catastrophic decline may lead to the decline of other faunal
     groups and the alteration of ecosystem processes. Teresa uses a combination
     of comparative and experimental approaches to understand factors affecting the
     distribution and abundance of freshwater mussels and to determine the roles
     that mussels may play in large river food webs. Teresa also investigates the
     ecotoxicological effects of aquatic contaminants on freshwater mussels and is
     especially interested in developing sub-lethal endpoints of exposure. Teresa
     manages a native mussel team at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
     in La Crosse, WI. The team's is currently focused on (1) understanding factors
     limiting the distribution, abundance, and species richness of mussels in large
     rivers, (2) using hydrophysical models to identify locations of patches and
     features of suitable habitat for mussels in the Upper Mississippi River, (3)
     measuring a suite of population vital rates (e.g., survival, growth. recruitment)
     to assess the viability of mussels within these patches, (4) developing sampling
     designs to estimate mussel abundances associated with habitat restoration projects,
     and (5) quantifying spatial patterns of adult and juvenile mussels across multiple
     scales in the Upper Mississippi River.
   professional_experience: []
   title: Fishery Biologist