Research and Development Office

Yale Passamaneck

Reclamation Office: Federal Government, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Contact Information: (303) 445-2480, ypassamaneck@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Yale Passamaneck began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2016 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2022 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topic Invasive Species.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Yale Passamaneck is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Inferring the provenance of invasive dreissenid mussel veliger shells through trace element analysis

Project ID: 22038
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2022 - 2024
Research Results: contact Yale Passamaneck

Analysis of the quagga mussel genome for development of biocontrols

Project ID: 21024
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2021 - 2023
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Analysis of environmental DNA from sediments for detection of invasive dreissenid mussels

Project ID: 20039
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2020 - 2022
Research Results: Analysis of environmental DNA from sediments for detection of invasive dreissenid mussels (final, PDF, 727KB)

Integration of invasive mussel detection data in RISE

Project ID: 20055
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2020 - 2021
Research Results: Integration of Invasive Mussel Detection Data in RISE (final, PDF, 1.3MB)

Evaluation of preservation methods for veliger detection field samples

Project ID: 19008
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2019 - 2021
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Invasive Mussel Literature Resource

Project ID: 19138
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2019 - 2021
Research Results: Invasive Mussel Literature Resource (final, PDF, 1.1MB)

Refining Quagga Habitat Suitability Models

Project ID: 19134
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2019 - 2021
Research Results: Refining Quagga Habitat Suitability Models (final, PDF, 830KB)

Comparison of next-generation DNA sequencing to traditional morphological identification for environmental monitoring

Project ID: 1831
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2018 - 2020
Research Results: Investigation of DNA metabarcoding for macroinvertebrate surveys and invasive species detection (final, PDF, 1.4MB)

Literature review and synthesis of invasive mussel control techniques

Project ID: 1868
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2018
Research Results: Literature review and synthesis of invasive mussel control techniques (final, PDF, 467KB)

Sequencing of the quagga mussel genome as a tool for biocontrol

Project ID: 1866
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2018 - 2020
Research Results:

• Sequencing of the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) genome as a tool for biocontrol (final, PDF, 916KB)
• Sequencing of the Quagga Mussel Genome A Resource for Development of Genetic Biocontrols (final, PDF, 916KB)

Analysis of Microbial Communities in Constructed Wetlands

Project ID: 7134
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2018
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Open access web-based database of invasive aquatic research and water quality data

Project ID: 7105
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2019
Research Results: Open Access Web-based Database of Invasive Aquatic Research and Water Quality Data (final, PDF, 1.1MB)

Literature Review/Synthesis

Project ID: 1609
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2016 - 2017
Research Results:

• Literature Review/Synthesis (final, PDF, 273KB)
• Literature Review/Synthesis (final, PDF, 273KB)

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