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Developing A Restoration Strategy For Brook Floater (Alasmidonta Varicosa) In Massachusetts, Ayla Skorupa
Developing A Restoration Strategy For Brook Floater (Alasmidonta Varicosa) In Massachusetts, Ayla Skorupa
Doctoral Dissertations
The brook floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) is a freshwater mussel (Order: Unionida) native to Atlantic Slope drainages from Canada (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) to Georgia, U.S. The precipitous loss of brook floater populations and extant low densities in many regions evokes an urgency to establish conservation initiatives for the species. A targeted approach to population restoration is critical in Massachusetts (MA) where brook floater remain in low abundances in only 4 of the 11 originally occupied watersheds (Hydrologic unit code-12). A succinct strategy to restore a rare freshwater mussel species is unavailable yet critical to aid restoration. The …