Our scientific expertise includes the general diversity of all aquatic invertebrates, including both insects and non-insects, as well as rare species in the following taxonomic groups:

Dragonflies and damselfies (Order Odonata)
Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)
Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera)
Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)
Freshwater crustaceans (crayfish, amphipods, fairy shrimp, clam shrimp)
Snails

• Sampling protocols and study designs for a variety of species, habitats, and objectives
  
• Collection gear appropriate for myriad habitats and organisms
• SCUBA and snorkel surveys
  
• Collection, identification, and enumeration of zebra mussels (larvae and adults)
• Genus and species-level identification of most aquatic invertebrates, with species-level identification of Odonates and nearly all non-insect macroinvertebrates, especially rare species
• Habitat assessments
• Qualitative surveys and inventories of aquatic biodiversity, especially rare species
• Quantitative surveys (population size estimation)
  
• Biological monitoring and assessment using macroinvertebrate communities
• Environmental impact studies
  
• Expertise in vernal pools, wetlands, and streams and lakes of all sizes
• Calculation of metrics and indices for macroinvertebrate communities
  
• Data analysis, presentation, and reporting
  
• Develop conservation and management plans for threatened and endangered species

• Littoral zone benthic macroinvertebrate studies in Lake Lillinonah and Lake Zoar (Housatonic River) in Connecticut
• Zebra mussel studies in Massachusetts: physical, chemical, and biological assessments of waterbodies in the Housatonic and Connecticut watersheds
• Stream macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Taunton River watershed using established state and federal rapid bioassessment protocols
  
• Rare riverine dragonfly surveys in the Housatonic River watershed of Connecticut and Massachusetts and the Wild & Scenic portion of the Westfield River watershed in Massachusetts
  
• Freshwater snails, crayfish, and mussels of the upper Farmington River watershed
• Effects of an industrial effluent on the benthic macroinvertebrates of an urban stream in Michigan
• Aquatic biodiversity inventory of the Baskahegan watershed in Maine
  
• Survey of rare stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) and associated stream insects in small streams in western Massachusetts
• Inventory and identification of aquatic invertebrates from vernal pools in the Quabbin Reservation in central Massachusetts