Propagation of Juvenile Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and Assessment of Habitat Suitability for Restoration of Mussels in the Clinch River, Virginia

Freshwater mussel propagation techniques were tested at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center through a series of three experiments. Experiment 1 tested the suitability of a pond and raceway for rearing juvenile oystermussels (Epioblasma capsaeform...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmerman, Lora Leigh
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/10055
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04032003-102740