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Freshwater Mussels of the Des Plaines River and Lake Michigan Tributaries in Illinois

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

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Title
Freshwater Mussels of the Des Plaines River and Lake Michigan Tributaries in Illinois
Author(s)
  • Price, Alison
  • Shasteen, Diane
  • Bales, Sarah A.
Issue Date
2012-03-07
Keyword(s)
  • freshwater mussels
  • Des Plaines River
  • Lake Michigan 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 projectfunded 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 tothe comprehensive basin monitoring programs that includewater 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 (10)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/46026
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service INHS Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Conservation
Copyright and License Information
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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Technical Reports - Illinois Natural History Survey PRIMARY
Reports produced by INHS staff, usually as deliverables for assessment projects funded by federal or state agencies or non-governmental organizations.