EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/26/2021 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | DETERMINING SUITABLE HOST FISH FOR THE CALIFORNAI FLOATER (ANODONTA CALIFORNIENSIS) IN FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA | Virtual Platform
DETERMINING SUITABLE HOST FISH FOR THE CALIFORNAI FLOATER (ANODONTA CALIFORNIENSIS) IN FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA
Native freshwater mussels (Unionidae) are a vital species that play a significant role in maintaining water quality and healthy coastal ecosystems. However, North American freshwater mussel populations are drastically decreasing due to pollution, habitat loss, and introduced species, and have become a species of concern. Freshwater mussels, like the California Floater (Anodonta californiensis ), require a host fish to disperse their larvae, but which fish might be serving as hosts is unknown in central California. The discovery of a new population of California Floater at Fort Hunter Liggett provides an opportunity to determined which fish serves as host. This study will combine the use of field surveying techniques and laboratory experiments to evaluate potential host fish candidates for the California Floater’s larval stage. The results of the proposed work will identify the host fish species that disperse the California Floater in central California. This information can then be incorporated into a management approach that focuses on the recovery of the host fish and the diminishing California floater population.
- Species interactions
- Vertebrates
- Monitoring
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Cindy Matuch
(), California State, Monterey Bay, cmatuch@csumb.edu;
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John Olson
(), Dept of Applied Environmental Science, California State University Monterey Bay, CA, USA, joolson@csumb.edu;
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