Erin Heller presents at Waterbird Society Annual Meeting

Erin Heller

Erin Heller, assistant professor of biology, presented the paper “Abundance and Origin of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) on Virginia’s Peat Banks with Implications for the Conservation of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) and Other Shorebirds” at the Waterbird Society Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

The Waterbird Society is an international scientific, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster the study, management, and conservation of the world’s aquatic birds, composed of biologists, researchers, conservationists, students, and others interested in the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds.