Restoration of the endangered Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea) and Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky

Restoration of the endangered Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea) and Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA), located in Tennessee and Kentucky, has prepared a management plan to include restoration of its mussel fauna to historic levels. Restoration activities include propagation of juvenile mussels and relocation of adults to suitable sites in...

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Main Author: Guyot, Jennifer Ann
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
threat assessment
freshwater mussels
host fish
Cumberland elktoe
Cumberland bean
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Ar
juvenile culture
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31358
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02262006-212619/

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31358
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02262006-212619/

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