Item talk:Q48875

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:30:42.784811'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/patricia-r-ries
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: pries@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms: []
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Patty Ries holds a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Science
     and a M.S. in Aquatic Science from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
   name: Patricia R Ries
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-5095-7896
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/upper-midwest-environmental-sciences-center
   organization_name: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
   personal_statement: "Patty\u2019s research interests focus on invertebrate ecology,\
     \ specifically conservation and restoration of native freshwater mussels. Native\
     \ freshwater mussels are a guild of filter-feeding bivalves currently facing\
     \ worldwide declines. Patty uses a combination of comparative and experimental\
     \ approaches to understand factors affecting the relative health of freshwater\
     \ mussels and their distribution and abundance in large river systems."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Biologist