About the Author

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James Thorp received a Masters degree for freshwater work on green hydra and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University, with his dissertation focused on marine biology and estuarine grass shrimp. He has more than a dozen books authored or edited on freshwater invertebrates from around the world and has published more than 150 scientific articles in journals and books. He received a lifetime achievement award ("SFS Fellow Award) in 2023 from the international "Society for Freshwater Science".