Freshwater mussels of the Embarras River basin and minor Wabash tributaries in Illinois

Shasteen, Diane K.; Bales, Sarah A.; Price, Alison L.

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Title

Freshwater mussels of the Embarras River basin and minor Wabash tributaries in Illinois

Author(s)

• Shasteen, Diane K.
• Bales, Sarah A.
• Price, Alison L.

Issue Date

2012-10-10

Keyword(s)

• freshwater mussels
• Embarras River
• Wabash tributaries
• Intensive Basin Survey
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service INHS

Abstract

While broad geographic information is available on the distribution and abundance of mussels in Illinois, systematically collected mussel-community data sets required to integrate mussels into aquatic community assessments do not exist. In 2009, a project funded by a US Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grant was undertaken to survey and assess the freshwater mussel populations at wadeable sites from 33 stream basins in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) / Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) basin surveys. Inclusion of mussels into these basin surveys contributes to the comprehensive basin monitoring programs that include water and sediment chemistry, instream habitat, macroinvertebrate, and fish, which reflect a broad spectrum of abiotic and biotic stream resources.These mussel surveys will provide reliable and repeatable techniques for assessing the freshwater mussel community in sampled streams. These surveys also provide data for future monitoring of freshwater mussel populations on a local, regional, and watershed basis.

Publisher

Illinois Natural History Survey

Series/Report Name or Number

• Technical Report
• Technical Report INHS 2012 (30)

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service INHS Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Conservation

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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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