Year:
2013
Grant Number:
(NA)
Grant Amount:
$0
Project Type:
Other
Organism Group Sought:
Nematode worms
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thomas Powers
Project Summary:

A bioblitz was conducted by researchers as an activity adjunct to the Nematology Conference in Knoxville.  It was a good demonstration of what could be found around the park's Twin Creeks Science and Education Center building.

Dr. Tom Powers, Dr. Robin Giblin-Davis, Dr. Peter Mullin, Dr. Ernest Bernard

Bobby Martin, of Martin Microscopes, provided the equipment to allow all to see these organisms on big screens while they were being identified using a microscope.

Bobby Martin, of Martin Microscopes

Collectors List: CollectorList.pdf

Family Count Graph: FamilyCountAcGraph.pdf

Project Information: ProjectInfo.pdf

Samplings List: SamplingsList.pdf

Species Report: Taxonomy.pdf

Upper Taxa List: UpperTaxa.pdf

Principal Investigator

PI Name:  Dr. Thomas Powers

PI Organization:  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Co-investigator #1

Co-PI Name:  Dr. Ernest Bernard

Co-PI Organization:  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Co-investigator #2

Co-PI Name:  Dr. Robin Giblin-Davis

Co-PI Organization:  University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale

Primary Taxonomist

Taxonomist Name:  Dr. Peter Mullin

Taxonomist Organization:  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Corporate Sponsors