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Peer-reviewed Publications

Many of these publications are available free through Google Scholar or other means. http://scholar.google.com

Brown, W.S. 2014. Defining trophic conditions that facilitate the establishment of an invasive plant: Nitellopsis obtusa. Thesis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Escobar, L.E. et al. Realized niche shift assocated with the Eurasian charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa becoming invasive in North America. Sci. Rep. 6, 29037; dol: 10.1038/srep29037 (2016).  www.nature.com/scientificreports

Midwood, J.D. et al. 2016. Environmental factors associated with the distribution of non-native starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in a Lake Ontario coastal wetland. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 42: 348-355.

Nichols, S.J. et al. 1986. Seasonal growth of the exotic submersed macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa in the Detroit River of the Great Lakes. Can. J. Bot. 66: 116-118

Schloesser, D.W. et al. 1986. Distribution and habitat of Nitellopsis obtusa (Characeae) in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Hydrobiologia. 133, 91-96.

Sleith et al. 2015. Distribution of Nitellopsis obtusa (Characeae) in New York, U.S.A. Brittonia. DOI 10.1007/s12228-015-9372-6.

Starry Stonewort Documents

Starry Stonewort FAQ document

Current Starry Stonewort locations in WI (link to DNR)

Starry Stonewort fact sheet

Starry Stonewort Identification Sheet

Starry Stonewort Video

Starry Stonewort Identification

Starry Stonewort Symposium (national) - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, September 7-8, 2017

These video segments were recorded via Facebook Live, but do not require a Facebook account to view. Click on any of the six links below to view the video clips.

Morning presentations, Day 1:

Afternoon presentations, Day 1:

Breakout session recap, Day 1:

Morning presentations, Day 2:

Morning presentations, Day 2 (Part 2):

Breakout session recap and conclusion, Day 2:

For more information contact

Paul Skawinski, Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Educator

(715) 346-4853 Paul.Skawinski@uwsp.edu

Or go to

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site

at http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/CLMN/ (exit UWEX Lakes)

Extension LakesCollege of Natural Resources

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