Download or read book A Guide to Sampling Freshwater Mussel Populations written by David Lowell Strayer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this guide is to help field biologists conduct better surveys of freshwater mussel populations. It opens with a discussion of several considerations and a question that should direct the design of any study of mussel populations. The authors then present sampling designs and methods that may be useful to mussel biologists. The also discuss examples of study designs that address several common objectives of studies of mussel populations.
Download or read book Guidelines for Sampling Freshwater Mussels in Wadable Streams written by Randal R. Piette and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sampling Adequacy of Freshwater Mussel Surveys and Variation of Mussel Species Richness in Illinois Wadeable Streams written by Jian Huang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freshwater mussels are one of the most imperiled groups of animals in North America. Effective conservation strategies and resource management of freshwater mussels require adequately characterizing local mussel assemblages. However, sampling protocols for mussel surveys, including sampling efforts, have not been well established and tested. Furthermore, the percentage of all species captured with a standard sampling effort (e.g., search of man-hours) may vary greatly among sites, introducing biases into our understanding of species-diversity patterns and temporal trends. In addressing both questions, I focused on time-based search, one commonly used sampling technique in stream mussel surveys in the present study. I sampled 18 wadeable-stream sites mainly in east-central Illinois, selected based on watershed size, dominant-substrate type, and historic species diversity. With 16 man-hour search per site, my sampling crew collected 27-942 individuals and 5-18 species per site. I estimated the total species richness at a site with Chao-1 method that accounted for imperfect species detectability. I measured sampling adequacy at a given effort as the % of all estimated species recorded. A frequently used effort, 4 man-hour search, captured 15-100% of all species with an average of 61%. Observed species richness was not significantly correlated with the estimated total richness until sampling effort reached 8 man-hours (Pearson0́9s r = 0.59, p
Download or read book Freshwater Mussel Propagation for Restoration written by Matthew A. Patterson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.
Download or read book Freshwater Mussel Populations of the Monongahela River PA and Evaluation of the ORSANCO Copper Pole Substrate Sampling Technique Using G I S Interpolation with Geometric Means written by Jonathan Hart and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee written by Paul Woodburn Parmalee and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee . . . is indispensable to anyone, anywhere, working on this group. Parmalee and Bogan have written a work that sets the standard for future regional guides."--G. Thomas Watters, Ohio Biological Survey "The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee documents a tremendously diverse and unique mussel fauna that is rapidly being destroyed by modern development. Parmalee and Bogan set a new standard for state mussel surveys in their authoritative, thorough, and and highly readable account. The book will be of interest to biologists and conservationists worldwide and will appeal to anyone who cares about the preservation of natural resources in the southeastern United States."--Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum With more than 150 species and subspecies recorded in the state, Tennessee has one of the most diverse freshwater mussel faunas in North America. Valuable as indicators of water quality, these mollusks have themselves become threatened as development encroaches on habitat--twenty-three are currently listed as endangered species and at least twelve have become extinct. This is the first book for Tennessee to deal with this biologically and commercially significant group of mollusks. Its authors have been studying and writing about the mussels of Tennessee for more than twenty years and have undertaken a systematic organization of a large and complex body of information to bring order to a difficult field. The book traces the long history of human exploitation of mussels, from aboriginal food gathering to the growth of the cultured pearl industry. It provides an interpretive context for its exhaustive species accounts with background material on biology, distribution, economic utilization, taxonomy, and conservation issues. The authors also review the life cycle of the mussel and describe its many remarkable traits, such as its shell formation and the strategies it employs during the larval stage in parasitizing fish. The species accounts comprise 128 members of Family Unionidae--from pigtoes and pocketbooks to lilliputs and spikes--plus four additional species. The authors cover classification and synonymy, range and distribution, life history and ecology, and survival status. Particular attention is paid to shell description and structure to assist the reader in identification. Each species account includes a distribution map and color photos of two specimens. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee is a major reference that encompasses historical and modern mussel collections and draws on conservation studies that span two centuries. It will stand as an authoritative guide to understanding Tennessee mollusks and as a benchmark in the study of these species worldwide. The Authors: Paul W. Parmalee is professor emeritus of zooarchaeology and director emeritus of the McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Arthur E. Bogan is curator of aquatic invertebrates at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.
Download or read book An Integrated Wetland Assessment Toolkit written by Oliver Springate-Baginski and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native Freshwater Mussel Populations in Riffle Areas of Cassadaga Creek NY written by Elizabeth Simon and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassadaga Creek, located in Western NY state and part of the Mississippi River Drainage Basin, hosts a relatively strong population of native freshwater mussels. During summer 2004 and 2005, a study was preformed to quantify the mussel populations, as well as the environmental parameters impacting them. Results were obtained from analyzing data collected from five water quality sampling sites for both summer 2004 and 2005 for the following environmental parameters: dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, temperature, phosphate, nitrates, chloride, and chlorophyll a. Also, measurements of flow rate and water depth from five water quality sampling sites during summer 2004 and 2005 were obtained. Upon surveying Cassadaga Creek during summer 2004, twelve riffle areas with potential for harboring native freshwater mussels were identified. Within these riffles, eleven native freshwater mussel species were found in summer 2005, including living specimens of the New York State endangered species the Rayed bean (Villosa fabalis). Important findings from the study were that Ross Mills, one of the southernmost sites, appears to have the most ideal water quality in terms of dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, conductivity, and velocity, as well as the highest quantity, diversity, and density of native freshwater mussel populations in Cassadaga Creek, NY. -- Author abstract.
Download or read book North American Freshwater Mussels written by Wendell R. Haag and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesizes the ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts.
Download or read book North American Freshwater Mussels written by Wendell R. Haag and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-illustrated book highlights freshwater mussels' fabulous diversity, amazing array of often bizarre ecological adaptations and their dire conservation plight. Summarizing and synthesizing historical and contemporary information as well as original research and analysis, the book describes the diverse array of mussel life history strategies and builds a cohesive narrative culminating in the development of explicit frameworks to explain pervasive patterns in mussel ecology. The fascinating and colorful role of mussels in human society is also described in detail, including the little-known pearl button industry of the early 1900s and the wild and often violent shell harvest of the 1990s. The final chapter details humans' efforts to save these fascinating animals and gives a prognosis for the future of the North American fauna. The book provides the first comprehensive review of mussel ecology and conservation for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts.
Download or read book Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology written by Jerry L. Farris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-11-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to the growing need for an aggressive yet conservative approach to evaluating mussel populations, Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology provides a collective review of the techniques and approaches for assessing contaminant impact on freshwater ecosystems. The editors incorporate coverage of research topics and management issues from a cross-section of scientists in the field. They explore current advances in general monitoring of population responses to stressors, fundamental concepts of ecotoxicology specific to burrowing bivalves, and useful insights that offer direction and priority for resolving specific problems challenging protection and conservation efforts. This book lays the groundwork with discussions of topics such as impact assessment, toxicokinetics, biomarkers, and pollution tolerance. The authors then explore fundamental concepts surrounding responses measured in freshwater bivalves as a consequence of chemical exposures or accumulated contaminants in target organs or tissues. They highlight the difficulties encountered with the laboratory culture of these organisms for toxicity testing or other controlled experiments, and examine the use of surrogate test organisms to relate sensitivities of response and reduce pressure on already impacted fauna. The book also reviews innovative field research using in situ bivalve toxicity testing, discusses effects-oriented tissue contaminant assessment, and concludes with threefour specific laboratory or combined field/laboratory ecotoxicology studies. A summary of methods from more than 75 laboratory toxicity studies conducted with freshwater mussels, the book provides an overview of a standardized method for conducting water-only acute and chronic laboratory toxicity tests with glochidia juvenile freshwater mussels. It focuses on studies that report measured contaminant treatments, had robust experimental designs, including replication of control and contaminant treatments, and were published in the peer-reviewed literature. The resulting array of viewpoints provides a framework that can be used to establish priorities in the rehabilitation and management of freshwater ecosystems.
Download or read book Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mussel Kills written by Rob Southwick and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freshwater Mussel Ecology written by David L. Strayer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and economically valuable as sources of food, pearls, and mother-of-pearl. Today, however, hundreds of species of these mussels are extinct or endangered. David L. Strayer provides a critical synthesis of the factors that control the distribution and abundance of pearly mussels. Using empirical analyses and models, he assesses the effects of dispersal, habitat quality, availability of fish hosts, adequate food, predators, and parasites. He also addresses conservation issues that apply to other inhabitants of fresh waters around the globe and other pressing issues in contemporary ecology.
Download or read book The Freshwater Mussels of Ohio written by G. Thomas Watters and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early nineteenth century, a naturalist named Rafinesque stood on the banks of the Ohio River and began to describe the freshwater mussels he found there. Since that time, these animals have earned a place among the most imperiled animals in North America. Dozens of species have become extinct, and it is estimated that two-thirds of the remaining freshwater mussels face a similar fate. Yet, despite their importance, the mussels of Ohio remain a poorly documented and largely mysterious fauna. This book compiles existing research on Ohio's mussels, synthesizing works on genetics, biology, and systematics into one volume. Full-page color images depict shell variation, hinge detail, and beak sculpture. Full-page maps show the distribution of each species based upon the collections of numerous museums, with historical distributions dating from the 1800s. In addition to species accounts, the book has an introductory section that includes information on basic biology, human use, and conservation issues.--adapted from jacket.
Download or read book Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates written by James H. Thorp and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The third edition of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, phylogeny, and identification of freshwater invertebrates from the USA and Canada. This text serves as an authoritative single source for a broad coverage of the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and phylogeny of all major groups of invertebrates in inland waters of North America, north of Mexico." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Comparison of Sampling Strategies for Freshwater Mussels in Wadable Streams of Northeast Wisconsin USA written by Jesse Weinzinger and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freshwater mussels continue to be one of the most imperiled groups of animals in North America. Management actions for many mussel species today are critical and might have lasting impacts on preventing local, regional, and perhaps even global extinctions. Citizen scientists can play an important role in gathering field data for informed conservation strategies, which are more important today than ever before. This project aims to develop an inexpensive sampling protocol for freshwater mussels that is teachable and effective for engaging citizen scientists. We developed and tested a rapid assessment survey design based on 10 m x 1 m transects. Results describe mussel community structure and microhabitat associations at 32 sites within five watersheds of the Green Bay Hydrological Basin in northeastern Wisconsin, USA. To gauge the effectiveness of the rapid assessment design, we re-surveyed six productive sites, two within the Oconto River, Pensaukee River, and Duck Creek, using the more intensive Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) standard sampling protocol. This method evaluates mussels in 5 m x 5 m grids sub-sampled in smaller 0.25 m x 0.25 m quadrats. Habitat variables were measured at each transect and grid area to explore the effects of watershed and habitat-level factors on the presence of freshwater mussels. Overall, 4,205 records from 20 mussel species were recorded. Observed richness and abundance varied significantly among these sites; highest numbers of mussels were recorded at the Oconto River, whereas no living mussels were present at any sites within the Little Suamico River. The average time among all watersheds to conduct individual surveys was significantly faster (P
Download or read book A Literature Review of Freshwater Mussel Survey Methods and Techniques Used in Deep Turbid Environments written by Rebecca M. L. Dolson and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Under the Species at Risk Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for the management of aquatic species at risk including freshwater mussels. Adaptive and responsive species management requires robust survey methods to answer management questions. To date, most of the survey method guidelines to monitor freshwater mussels in Canada have been developed for wadeable streams. However, there is a need to develop deep-water survey guidelines and protocols to ensure adequate protection for mussel species found in deep, turbid environments. This report summarizes the results from a literature review of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) sampling methods and techniques used in deep, turbid, or high-flow environments. In total, 110 sources from primary and grey literature were reviewed"--Abstract, page iv.
