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Nicole Lengyel Travisono

Nicole Lengyel Travisono
233, Coastal Institute
nlengyel@gso.uri.edu

Educational Background

B.S. Biological Sciences
 University of Rhode Island
 2005

Areas of Specialization

Research

My research aims are to investigate the spread and ecological impacts of the invasive tunicate Didemnum vexillum on Georges Bank through Naturalist dredge data and benthic photo analysis.

Publications:

Lengyel, N.L., J.S. Collie, and P.C. Valentine. In review. The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. on Georges Bank—ecological effects and genetic identification. Aquatic Invasions.

Presentations:

Lengyel, N.L., Collie, J.S., and P.C. Valentine. The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. on Georges Bank – ecological effects and genetic identification. International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference-II. Prince Edward Island, Canada. October 2007.

Lengyel, N.L., Collie, J.S., Valentine, P.C., and R. Reid. The invasive tunicate Didemnum sp. on Georges Bank. Annual meeting of the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel. Mystic, CT. May 2007.