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Staff Member

Jennifer M. Archambault

Jennifer Archambault
Master's
Email: jmarcham@ncsu.edu
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Biography

Before life as a biologist, I served in the United States Marine Corps. I earned my BS in Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences (summa cum laude) from NC State in 2004, and spent over 5 years in environmental consulting. . While I have broad ecological interests ranging from birds, herps, & aquatic insects to biogeography, toxicology, & climate change, my current research is focused on freshwater mussels. I'm studying the effects of climate warming and other aquatic thermal inputs on freshwater mussels. Little is known about mussel thermal toxicity. My current focus is on lethal temperatures and sublethal thermal stress to various life stages & species of freshwater mussels. In future projects, I'd like to study thermal effects on mussel and host fish range overlap, prediction of future ranges based on past adaptation to climate flux (and elucidate underlying mechanisms), the combined toxicity of temperature with other contaminants of concern, and adaptive management strategies to such problems for the many species that are in decline.

Research Publications Publication Date
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
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2014. Survival and behaviour of juvenile unionid mussels exposed to thermal stress and dewatering in the presence of a sediment temperature gradient. Freshwater Biology 59: 601-613. January 2014
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2014. Influence of sediment presence on freshwater mussel thermal tolerance. Freshwater Science 33: 56-65. March 2014
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Burrowing, byssus, and biomarkers: behavioral and physiological indicators of sublethal thermal stress in freshwater mussels (Unionidae). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 46: 229-250. 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
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
Grieshaber, C., T. Penland, T. Kwak, G. Cope, R. Heise, F. Sessions, J. Fischer, J. Leonard, C. Lee Pow, J. Archambault, F. Weber, D. Shea, M. Law, J. Rice, S. Kullman, and D. Aday. 2015. Water quality and intersex fish in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 24-25, Carolina Beach, North Carolina. February 2015
Bergeron, C.M., J.M. Archambault, W.G. Cope, P.R. Lazaro, J.W. Jones, B. Beaty, D. Shea, T.J. Kwak, B. Evans, and Steven Alexander. 2015. Water and sediment quality stressors and unexplained declines of freshwater mussels in the Clinch River. Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. March 22-27, St. Charles, Missouri. March 2015
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Thermal sensitivity of freshwater mussels: incorporating benthic ecology into laboratory mesocosm experiments. Biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. March 10-14, Guntersville, Alabama. March 2013
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Changes in burrowing behavior and byssus production indicate thermal stress in freshwater mussels. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 26-27, Burlington, North Carolina. February 2013
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Burrowing, byssus, and biomarkers: behavioral and physiological indicators of sublethal thermal stress in freshwater mussels. Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. March 10-13, Guntersville, Alabama. March 2013
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2015. Thermal stress and dewatering negatively impact freshwater mussel survival and behavior. Invited speaker to the 5th Thermal Ecology and Regulation Workshop. September 15-16, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. September 2015
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Closer to reality: incorporating components of the benthos in lethal and sublethal experiments of thermal sensitivity in freshwater mussels. Invited speaker to a symposium entitled “Use of Freshwater Mollusk Toxicity Data for Improved Conservation of Water and Sediment Quality” at the 34th Annual North American Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. November 19-21, Nashville, Tennessee. November 2013
Archambault, J.M., W.G. Cope, and T.J. Kwak. 2013. Burrowing, byssus, and biomarkers: behavioral and physiological indicators of sublethal thermal stress in freshwater mussels. Annual Meeting of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. March 7-9, Raleigh, North Carolina. March 2013