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