Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Tamara J Pandolfo

Tamara records data during a freshwater mussel survey in the Little River in the Neuse river basin, NC.
PhD
Email: tjpandol@ncsu.edu

Biography

Tamara received a B.S. in Environmental studies from UNC-Asheville in 2004. She earned an M.S. in Environmental toxicology from NC State in 2008, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Zoology at NC State.. Freshwater mussels Conservation biology Aquatic ecology Aquatic toxicology Climate change. Environmental studies Conservation sciences Aquatic sciences Environmental toxicology

Research Publications Publication Date
Pandolfo, T.J., T.J. Kwak, and W.G. Cope. 2016. Microhabitat suitability and niche breadth of common and imperiled Atlantic Slope freshwater mussels. Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation 19: 27-50. October 2016
Pandolfo, T.J., T.J. Kwak, and W.G. Cope. 2012. Thermal tolerances of freshwater mussels and their host fishes: species interactions in a changing climate. Walkerana: the Journal of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society 15: 69-82. April 2012
Pandolfo, T.J., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, R.J. Heise, R.B. Nichols, and K. Pacifici. 2017. Declining occurrence and low colonization probability in freshwater mussel assemblages: a dynamic occurrence modeling approach. Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation 20: 13-19. April 2017
Pandolfo, T.J., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, R.J. Heise, R.B. Nichols, and K. Pacifici. 2016. Species traits and catchment-scale habitat factors influence the occurrence of freshwater mussel populations and assemblages. Freshwater Biology 61: 1671-1684. DOI:10.1111/fwb.12807 September 2016
Kwak, T.J. W.G. Cope, J.D. Bales, T.J. Newton, J.A. Daraio, T.J. Pandolfo, J.M. Archambault, A.M. Ganser, R.J. Heise, and B.N. Karns. 2013. Modeling the response of imperiled freshwater mussels to anthropogenically induced changes in water temperature, habitat, and flow in streams of the southeastern and central United States. Final Report to U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, Reston, Virginia. August 2013
Project Completion Date
Modeling the response of imperiled freshwater mussels to anthropogenically induced changes in water temperature, habitat, and flow in streams of the southeastern and central United States. December 2012
Presentations Presentation Date
Pandolfo,T.J., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, R.J. Heise, and R.B. Nichols. 2013. Modeling environmental effects on the occupancy of common and imperiled freshwater mussels at multiple spatial scales. Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. March 10-14, Guntersville, Alabama. March 2013
Pandolfo, T.J., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, R.J. Heise, R.B. Nichols, and K. Pacifici. 2015. Biotic and abiotic influences on the occurrence and detection of freshwater mussels at multiple scales. Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. March 22-27, St. Charles, Missouri. March 2015
Kwak, T.J., W.G. Cope, T.J. Pandolfo, J.M. Archambault, and C.A. Drew. 2016. Breaking traditional barriers to model climate change and land use impacts on freshwater mussels. Invited speaker to a symposium entitled “Effects of Climate Change on Inland Freshwater Fisheries: Looking Back and Moving Forward” at the 7th World Fisheries Congress. May 23-27, Busan, South Korea. May 2016
Kwak, T.J., W.G. Cope, T.J. Newton, J.D. Bales, J.A. Daraio, C.A. Drew, T.J. Pandolfo, J.M. Archambault, A.M. Ganser, R.J. Heise, R.B. Nichols, T. Augspurger, and B.N. Karns. 2013. Breaking traditional barriers to model climate change and land use impacts on freshwater mussels. Invited speaker to the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series. U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center. Online webinar presentation. March 2013
Kwak, T.J., W.G. Cope, T.J. Newton, J.D. Bales, J.A. Daraio, C.A. Drew, T.J. Pandolfo, J.M. Archambault, A.M. Ganser, R.J. Heise, R.B. Nichols, T. Augspurger, and B.N. Karns. 2012. Breaking traditional barriers to model climate change and land use impacts on freshwater mussels. Invited speaker to the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Biennial Workshop entitled “Incorporating Environmental Flows, Climate Change, and Ecosystem Services into Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Management.” April 19-20, Athens, Georgia. April 2012