Aquatic Ecology with Ashley Mickens

How does the growth of cities affect the lakes around us? Biology master’s student Ashley Mickens is using a small but mighty fish—the threespine stickleback—to investigate how urban development impacts freshwater ecosystems on Vancouver Island.

Want to learn more?
Tune in to Ashley’s podcast, OceanBites Out Loud: https://oceanbites.org/oceanbitesoutloud/
Explore blog posts about marine science research at OceanBites: oceanbites.org

Music featured in today’s episode:
"Present" by 1000 Petal Lotus – listen here: https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-cfuv-may-18th-2018

Produced by Isobel Barlow-Busch
Aquatic Ecology with Ashley Mickens
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