Education:
B.Sc., 1984,
University of Illinois , Life Sciences: Ecology, Ethology and Evolution
M.Sc., 1994, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and the Environment; Resource and Ecology Management concentration
Doctoral student, 1994 - present, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and the Environment; Resource and Ecology Management concentration
Support
Support for my research has been provided by
The Nature Conservancy and the
Michigan Non-game Wildlife Grants .
Membership in Professional Societies:
Unitas Malacologica 1991-present
American Malacological Society, 1990-present
North American Benthological Society, 1988-present
Raptor Research Foundation, 1986-1987
Publications:
Tazik, D.J., R.A. Sherman, and J.A. Courson, 1991. Annotated Directory of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife on Selected U.S. Army Installations East of the Mississippi River.
U.S.A. CERL Technical Report N-91/26.
Life history information critical to the management of the state endangered Snuffbox Mussel,
Epioblasma triquetra (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Oakland County, Michigan, unpublished masters thesis.
Links:
Kevin Cummings and Chris Mayer have written a guide to the
Freshwater mussels of the midwest , showing many species found in Michigan. CAUTION: This guide includes a map of Michigan, but not the ranges of the mussels in Michigan.
Freshwater mussel
poaching has become a problem in western Michigan. The shells are harvested and sent to Japan for the pearl industry.
You can also find out more information on the
Phylum Mollusca.
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