Freshwater Mussel Monitoring: Big South Fork NRRA and Obed Wild and Scenic River
Witcher B. Freshwater Mussel Monitoring: Big South Fork NRRA and Obed Wild and Scenic River. 2018. National Park Service https://doi.org/10.57830/2254590
This protocol monitors freshwater mussels at two parks (Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River). The objective of this long-term monitoring project is to determine long-term trends in species richness and population size at selected locations in the major rivers and tributaries of Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR. At these index sites, monitoring data will be collected using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Where mussel augmentation or reintroduction efforts coincide with sites targeted for monitoring, it is expected that data produced by this project will be useful in assessing the sustainability of introduced populations.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Witcher, Brian
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.57830/2254590
- Units
- APHN , BISO , OBRI
- Keywords
- APHNdidthis, Freshwater mussels
Program
Products
- Appalachian Highlands Network Resource Brief: Freshwater Mussel Monitoring
- Data quality standards: Monitoring freshwater mussels in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River
- Protocol narrative: Monitoring freshwater mussels in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River
- Standard operating procedures: Monitoring Freshwater Mussels in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River