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Shedd Aquarium's conservation research channel connects you to our experts' projects in the Great Lakes and around the globe.

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We experimentally tested the heat tolerance of fragments of corals in Kāneʻohe Bay. We revisited the source colonies at the height of a subsequent natural bleaching event and found that our experimental heat test had strong predictive value for bleaching phenotypic outcomes.
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🪸New paper alert 🚨.New research published in Coral Reefs, "Short-term stress testing predicts subsequent natural bleaching variation", led by Dr. Carlo Caruso (@CoralResilience), with our own @shedd_aquarium Research Biologist, Dr. Shayle Matsuda, as a co-author.
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Proud that Dr. Yasmin Quintana from @SheddResearch is recognized for her past and current work in leading conservation efforts for freshwater species and habitats.
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Silvia Alvarez-Clare and Yasmin Quintana members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as 2024 Notable Latino Leaders! The feature highlights top Latino...
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Shedd Aquarium has partnered with the @IUCNssc to strengthen freshwater conservation, close the assessment gap for species like freshwater mussels, and make a difference for these critical organisms that support healthy ecosystems.
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Shedd is using applied conservation science to inform assessments and safeguard freshwater species and environments in key biodiversity hotspots.
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A new study co-authored by @IUCN reveals that 24% of freshwater species are at high risk of extinction. However, the extinction risk for many species, including molluscs, remains unknown due to insufficient data.
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Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater...
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Shedd Research
7 months
We invite you to read about our summer research cruise to rescue some of the last known surviving staghorn corals in the Florida Keys. via @shedd_aquarium.
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Shedd coral scientists Ross Cunning and Trinity Conn presented research and connected with colleagues around the world at the #ReefFutures conference last week in Mexico. Thanks to @CoralConsortium for an amazing event!
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8 months
The Unglamorous Sucker Fish Plays a Key Great Lakes Role. A Shedd Scientist and Her Band of Volunteers Want to Tell You Why | Chicago News | WTTW
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Community volunteers helped Shedd Aquarium researcher Karen Murchie discover an important trigger of sucker fish migration and along the way they've become vital advocates for freshwater animals.
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New work from our coral researchers, titled “Heat stress and bleaching in corals: a bioenergetic model", uses a bioenergetic model of coral-algal symbiosis to test mechanisms by which heat stress causes coral bleaching.
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Coral Reefs - The coral-dinoflagellate endosymbiosis is based on nutrient exchanges that impact holobiont energetics. Of particular concern is the breakdown or dysbiosis of this partnership that is...
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Shedd Research
9 months
Consulte el último informe de @IUCNssc.para conoser sobre el Taller de Bowmouth Guitarfish realizado en @shedd_aquarium y los impactantes proyectos de #conservación que nuestro CSS Freshwater ha estado trabajando con socios locales en #Centroamérica.🔗
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Check out the latest @IUCNssc report to learn more about the recent Bowmouth Guitarfish Workshop hosted by @shedd_aquarium and the impactful #conservation projects our CSS Freshwater has been working on with local partners in #CentralAmerica!.🔗
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Shedd Research
9 months
We attended the SSC Leaders' Meeting to share updates about our Center for Species Survival: Freshwater, & represent the Iguana Specialist Group as Co-chair. Great opportunity to collaborate! Very honored to receive an @IUCN_SSC Citation of Excellence for iguanas. #WeAreSCC
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Our coral researchers published a new paper on the ecological relevance and reproducibility of rapid heat stress tests on corals, establishing guidelines for their use in identifying heat-tolerant corals for research and restoration #CBASS #CoralReports
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Coral Reefs - Rapid acute heat stress assays are increasingly used to assess reef coral heat tolerance and identify resilient corals for research and restoration. However, concerns remain about (1)...
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Shedd Research
10 months
The CSS: Freshwater at @shedd_aquarium in collaboration with the @IUCNssc @FW_Conservation invites you to participate in the interactive session “Efforts and Challenges in Freshwater Conservation under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” .
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Shedd Research
10 months
A realizarse durante el IV Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de la #SCB @Society4ConBio En Quito, Ecuador Noviembre 25-29. 🚨 Envia tu resumen antes del 30 de Septiembre .Link: Contacto: yquintana@sheddaquarium.org.
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Estás enviando un resumen para presentaciones orales, pósteres, presentaciones rápidas y presentaciones creativas para el Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LACA)...
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