State Contacts

Web Page Maintainers

• Daniel L. Gustafson, Research Scientist, Department of Ecology; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717-0346 Phone: (406) 994-2771; Fax: (406) 994-2490; E-mail: dlg@rapid.msu.montana.edu. maintains the on-line database and web site; interests include freshwater invertebrate community ecology, systematics, zoogeography and photography in Montana and Idaho and and parts of surrounding states.

• Billie L. Kerans, Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology; Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

Former Students

• Chelsea A. Cada, Research Associate, Department of Ecology; Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Phone: (406) 994-4068, ccada "at" montana.edu. Her research on Potamopyrgus focused on its effects on macroinvertebrate communities, baetid mayflies, and fish diet. In addition to research not related to Potamopyrgus, she is currently working on a risk assessment for the effects of Potamopyrgus on macroinvertebrate communities in the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park and Montana with Billie Kerans.

• David C. Richards Ph.D. Senior Research Ecologist; EcoAnalysts Inc. Center for Aquatic Studies; Bozeman, MT e-mail: drichards@ecoanalysts.com Phone 406.580.7816 started the website while a student at MSU.

5th New Zealand Mud Snail in the Western USA Conference

• Tristan Arrington, Scientific Technician, tarrington@ecoanalysts.com; EcoAnalysts, Inc., Center for Aquatic Studies; 11 E. Main St., Ste. M; Bozeman, MT 59715; (406) 522 7350; www.ecoanalysts.com

Financial Support

• US Fisheries and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force--Tina Proctor
• National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park. Contract to B.L. Kerans (Montana State University-Bozeman), M. F. Dybdahl (Washington State University) and R. Hall (University of Wyoming)

People involved in NZMS research

• Mark Anderson; Aquatic Ecologist, Glen Canyon NRA, 928-608-6266. email: mark_anderson@nps.gov

• Dawne Becker; Associate Biologist; Region 6, Habitat Conservation, north; California Department of Fish and Game; 407 West Line St.; Bishop, CA 93514; (760) 872-1110; FX (760) 872-1284; email: dbecker@dfg.ca.gov

• Valance Brenneis; UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology; Doctoral candidate; Portland State University; Adjunct research affiliate; vebrenneis@ucdavis.edu

• John Chapman; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Oregon State University; Hatfield Marine Science Center; 2030 SE Marine Science Dr.; Newport, Oregon 97365-5296; Tel. 541 867-0235; Fax 541 867-0105; email: John.Chapman@OregonState.EDU

• William T. Cox, Ph.D.; Senior Fish Pathologist; Statewide Fish Health Coordinator; California Department of Fish and Game; email: wtcox@dfg.ca.gov phone: 916-358-2827; fax: 916-358-2825;

• Ken W. Davis, Aquatic biologist. Wildlife Survey & Photo Service. 2443 Fair Oaks Blvd. #209, Sacramento, CA 95825. (916) 747-8537. email: ken@ceekman.com Ken is monitoring the mudsnail infestation in Putah Creek to identify any changes in native macroinvertebrate communities, monitoring the movement of mudsnails in the Putah South Canal, and working with the fly fishing community to educate anglers about decontaminating wading boots.

• Jessica DelMonte; Ph.D. Student working on the Portneuf River in southeast Idaho. Department of Biological Sciences; Idaho State University; Campus Box 8007; Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8007; Phone: (208) 282-2139; email: delmjess@isu.edu

• Robyn Draheim; Research Assistant; Lower Columbia River Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Survey; Department of Environmental Sciences and Resources; Portland State University; ESR, PO Box 751, Portland OR 97207-0751; Phone: 503-725-4994, Fax: 503-725-3834; email: draheim@pdx.edu

• Mark Dybdahl, Assist Prof; School of Biological Sciences; PO Box 644236; Washington State University; Pullman, WA 99164-4236; Ph: 509-335-7909; FAX: 509-335-3184; http://www.wsu.edu/~dybdahl/

• Lawrence J. Gray; Professor of Biology; Dept. of Biology; Utah Valley State College; 800 West University Parkway; Orem, UT 84058-5999; GRAYLA@uvsc.edu

• Robert Hall; Department of Zoology and Physiology; University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY 82071-3166; Phone 307-766-2877; FAX 307-766-5625 ; email:bhall@uwyo.edu Bob has worked on the nzms in the Greater Yellowstone area and is now looking at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon where he will measure production of mudsnails and the degree to which they represent a trophic dead end for fishes.

• Robin Knox; Colorado Department of Natural Resources; Phone: (303) 291-7362; email: robin.knox@state.co.us

• Michael Chi-Chang Liu; Graduate student, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Oregon State University; Hatfield Marine Science Center; 2030 SE Marine Science Dr.; Newport, Oregon 97365-5296; email: Chi-Chang.Liu@oregonstate.edu

• Sarina Loo; Postgraduate Student, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; email: Sarina.Loo@sci.monash.edu.au; Tel. +61 3 9905 5652; Sarina's Ph.D research focuses on forecasting the potential distribution of Potamopyrgus antipodarum in Australia. At a national scale, she is using the computer software GARP to predict the snail's potential distribution. At a regional scale, for the state of Victoria, the snail's potential distribution is being modeled based on its environmental tolerances and habitat preferences. To accomplish this, two logistic regression models have been built exploring the relationship between the snail's distribution and various water quality and landscape variables. She is also analyzing the rate of spread of P. antipodarum through Victorian catchments. She plans to explore the relationship between this spread rate and vectors of movement, such as fish stocking and angling.

• Christine M. Moffitt; USGS Idaho Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; University of Idaho; Moscow ID 83844-1136 USA; phone 208-885-7047; fax 208-885-9080; email: cmoffitt@uidaho.edu

• Cindy Meyers; South Coast Watershed Council; Phone 541-247-2755; email: cricks@currywatersheds.org

• Gwen K. Noda; Masters Student, UCLA, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution; Box 951606; 621 Charles E. Young Dr. South; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606; email: gwennoda@ucla.edu >Gwen is studying macroinvertebrate communities containing Potamopyrgus antipodarum in the Upper Owens River, California.  She is looking for indications that P. antipodarum are affecting the abundance of native macroinvertebrates such as mayfly, stonefly, or caddisfly larvae, flatworms, water mites or riffle beetles.

• Larry Riley; Chief of Fisheries, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 West Greenway Road Phoenix, Arizona 85023, 602-789-3257 email: lriley@gf.state.az.us

• Eileen Ryce; ANS Coordinator, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fish Health Laboratory, 4801 Giant Springs Rd. Great Falls, MT 59405, Tel: 406-453-2275 email: eryce@state.mt.us

• Dianne Shinn; Idaho Power Co.

• Mark Vinson; BLM / USU National Aquatic Monitoring Center Department of Aquatic, Watershed, & Earth Resources (AWER) Utah State University, 5210 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-5210 The BugLab website Phone: (435)797-3945, Fax: (435)797-1871, email: aqua@cc.usu.edu

See also the state contact list for the primary contacts for information about the status of this snail in each of the states listed. To request additions, corrections or changes to this page, please contact the person on the top of the page.