Lake Michigan’s Changing Nearshore: Understanding Type E Avian Botulism Outbreaks at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Emily Tyner 1,2 , Brenda Moraska Lafrancois 1 , Harvey Bootsma 2 , Chris Otto 2 1. UWM-School of Freshwater Sciences 2. National Park Service-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Lake Michigan’s Changing Nearshore: Understanding Type E Avian Botulism Outbreaks at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Emily Tyner1,2, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois1, Harvey Bootsma2, Chris Otto2
1. UWM-School of Freshwater Sciences
2. National Park Service-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Photos: A.Van Zoeren
GLRI Project #91Predict and prevent avian botulism outbreaks
• Beach monitoring for avian mortality
• Investigate toxin pathways
• Confirm links between botulism outbreaks and environmental conditions
• Targeted benthic habitat mapping
Beach Monitoring3 study sites monitored every 7-10 days , June-November