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Description
Resource managers are faced with the daunting task of conserving highly imperiled freshwater
mussels in the face of multiple stressors. Mussels are sensitive indicators of the health of aquatic
ecosystems and the resilience of these ecosystems to future change. The widespread decline of
mussels indicates serious and pervasive ecosystem degradation, which affects all users of
freshwater resources. However, the relative contributions of various stressors to mussel declines
are poorly understood, making it difficult for managers to protect remaining mussel populations
and to prescribe remedial actions for affected streams. It is also difficult to assess the
effectiveness of habitat restoration and other management activities intended to conserve mussels
and aquatic ecosystems in general. We propose to develop an easily employed, repeatable, and
robust tool for directly assessing the ability of streams to support mussel populations and for
assessing causes of mussel declines and ecosystem degradation.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 8/31/16 → 7/15/21 |
Funding
- Forest Service: $50,000.00
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