William Cope
WC
Bio
Dr. Cope’s research interests are within realm are in aquatic toxicology, ecology, and physiology, as well as in the transport, fate, and effects of aquatic pollutants and other human-mediated stressors such as temperature and climate change.
Education
PhD Iowa State University
MS University of Wisconsin
BS Lenoir-Rhyne University
Publications
- Finding the pulse of healthy native freshwater mussels (order Unionida): Insights from propagation biologists , JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH (2025)
- Distribution, Occupancy, and Habitat of the Endangered Carolina Madtom: Implications for Recovery of an Endemic Stream Fish , FISHES (2024)
- Thermal Threats to Freshwater Mussels: An Empirical Stream Assessment , Diversity (2024)
- Assessing the Toxicity of Sea Salt to Early Life Stages of Freshwater Mussels: Implications for Sea Level Rise in Coastal Rivers , ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY (2023)
- Histological evaluations of organ tissues reveal sublethal effects in a freshwater mussel (Villosa iris) exposed to chloride and potassium concentrations below benchmark estimates , AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (2023)
- Review and Development of Best Practices for Toxicity Tests with Dreissenid Mussels , ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY (2023)
- Total mercury, methylmercury, and selenium concentrations in blue marlin Makaira nigricans from a long-term dataset in the western north Atlantic , Science of The Total Environment (2022)
- A New Open-Source Web Application with Animations to Support Learning of Neuron-to-Neuron Signaling , AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER (2021)
- Genetic Structure and Diversity of the Endemic Carolina Madtom and Conservation Implications , NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (2021)
- Method Development for a Short-Term 7-Day Toxicity Test with Unionid Mussels , ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY (2021)