An Evaluation of Population Restoration and Monitoring Techniques for Freshwater Mussels in the Upper Clinch River, Virginia, and Refinement of Culture Methods for Laboratory-Propagated Juveniles

From 2006-2011, four population reintroduction techniques were applied to three sites within a reach of the upper Clinch River in Virginia designated suitable for population restoration of the federally endangered oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis). These techniques were: 1) translocation of ad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carey, Caitlin
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24450