Conservation of the endangered freshwater mussel Solenaia carinata (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in China

Despite the diversity and economic and ecological value of freshwater mussels, relatively little is known about their biology (especially for species outside of Europe and North America). Solenaiacarinata is an endangered freshwater mussel, is endemic to China and is now only distributed in Poyang L...

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Published in:Nature Conservation 2018-04, Vol.26 (26), p.33-53
Main Authors: Cao, Yan-Ling, Liu, Xiong-Jun, Wu, Rui-Wen, Xue, Tao-tao, Li, Long, Zhou, Chun-Hua, Ouyang, Shan, Wu, Xiao-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
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Conservation
Conservation status
Freshwater mussels
Mollusks
Morphology
Physical characteristics
Protection and preservation
Rivers
Sediments
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Summary:Despite the diversity and economic and ecological value of freshwater mussels, relatively little is known about their biology (especially for species outside of Europe and North America). Solenaiacarinata is an endangered freshwater mussel, is endemic to China and is now only distributed in Poyang Lake basin. However, its conservation status is not clear. Thus, for this study, surveys were conducted at 41 sites along the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River to study the conservation status of S.carinatus . The results showed that S.carinata had a restricted distribution and extremely low density. In addition, the habitat sediments where S.carinata was located were mainly composed of silt (particle size
ISSN:1314-6947
1314-3301
DOI:10.3897/natureconservation.26.25334