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Susquehanna River Basin freshwater mussel surveys: 2008-2015

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2008-06-09
End Date
2015-09-09

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Galbraith, H.S., Devers, J.L., Blakeslee, C.J., Cole, J.C., St. John White, B., Minkkinen, S., and Lellis, W.A., 2018, Susquehanna River Basin freshwater mussel surveys: 2008-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NK3DCD.

Summary

Data are included for two types of field surveys conducted for freshwater mussels throughout the Susquehanna River Basin (and one site in the Potomac River Basin) in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States from 2008-2010. Timed search (qualitative) surveys were conducted in consecutive ~200 meter sections of river (at least 8 in each stream). The number of mussels of each species and associated search time were recorded for each survey section to determine a catch per unit effort (CPUE; number of individuals found per person hour). Within qualitatively surveyed areas, one ~200 meter section of stream was selected in which to conduct quantitative surveys to estimate mussel abundance, assess presence of juvenile mussels, and quantify [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Heather S Galbraith
Originator :
Heather S Galbraith, Julie L Devers, Carrie J Blakeslee, Jeffrey C Cole, Barbara St. John White, Steve Minkkinen, William A Lellis
Metadata Contact :
Heather S Galbraith
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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SR_metadata.xml
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View 		87.53 KB application/fgdc+xml
SR_qualitative_survey_data.xlsx 476.01 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
SR_quantitative_survey_data.xlsx 549.57 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Ecomplanata_size_age_data.xlsx 25.3 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Purpose

Surveys were conducted to assess the distribution and abundance of freshwater mussels in the Susquehanna River Basin (and one site in the Potomac River Basin), with particular emphasis on the eastern elliptio mussel (Elliptio complanata).

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/F7NK3DCD

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