Marisa ValeCruz

I am motivated by our global struggle to balance human needs with those of the environment. As a stream ecologist, my primary research interest is in how we can restore aquatic systems when that balance has been upset. My current project at Cornell University focuses on the ecosystem consequences of restored fish migrations in a river that will soon be fully reconnected with Lake Michigan. In studying the flow of energy and nutrients throughout the watershed, I hope to understand how the river might respond when populations of fish that have been absent for over a century return. 

Adirondack Fish Conservation: Safeguarding Summer Suckers, Understanding Minnow Diversity, Limiting Smallmouth Bass Invasions, Developing Climate-Adapted Stocking