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In this paper, we describe our ongoing work on designing an underwater sensor network for monitoring the ecosystem of the Mississippi river using freshwater mussels as biological sensors.One of the most extensive manifestations of anthropogenic mismanagement of nitrogen is eutrophication of the Gulf of Mexico. Our vision is to create a biosensor network of native freshwater mussels in the Mississippi river to monitor and model key components of the nitrogen cycle.

main campus, located about 50 miles away, will ingest the super-organism data along with other relevant water quality data. Computer models on these servers will integrate and transform the data as a means to further our understanding of nitrogen dynamics as recorded by a living, biosensing network of mussels.