Survey and Population Assessment of the Freshwater Mussels of Acadia National Park
Stephen BJ. 2010. Survey and Population Assessment of the Freshwater Mussels of Acadia National Park. The University of Nebraska Lincoln, Department of Natural Resources. Nebraska
“This survey and population study searched shallow waters of ten water bodies on Mount Desert Island within Acadia National Park for fresh water mussels. Five water bodies were found to contain mussels. Three water bodies, Echo Lake, Long Pond, and Seal Cove Pond housed both of the species found on the island: the eastern floater (Pyganodon cataracta) and the eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata). The Tarn and Lake Wood housed only eastern floater. The five water bodies where no mussels were found were Bubble Pond, Beaver Dam Pool, Aunt Betty Pond, Witch Hole Pond, and the Bowl.” "The greatest concern in maintaining mussel populations within ANP seems to be the low density of mussel species found in some areas.." The report provides density information, growth rates and analysis, and discusses threats to population stability and habitat quality. Table 1 lists the mussels found, by site, for 15 m2 sub-site via snorkeling. Appendix A is a data table for each site surveyed and lists raw data along with coordinates for species found at each site.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephen, Bruce
- Date of Issue
- 2010-10
- Publisher
- The University of Nebraska Lincoln, Department of Natural Resources
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Aunt Betty Pond, Beaver Dam Pool, Bivalves (Bivalvia), Bubble Pond, Echo Lake, Freshwater Mussels, Inventory, Invertebrates, Invertebrates (Invertebrata), LAKE, Lake Wood, Long Pond, Mollusks (Mollusca), Monitoring, Mount Desert Island, Mussels (Mytilus), Pond, Seal Cove Pond, The Bowl , The Tarn, Witch Hole Pond