2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

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5/26/2021  |   8:30 AM - 10:30 AM   |  Archaeomalacology Perspectives for Freshwater Mussel Restoration   |  Virtual Platform

Archaeomalacology Perspectives for Freshwater Mussel Restoration

Archaeomalacology is an untapped resource in freshwater mussel restoration, and malacology often remains a mystery to archaeologists who find mussel shells during an excavation. While researching shell tools from a Late Woodland Indigenous site in North Carolina and learning about the needs of living mussels, I started to wonder: can studying freshwater mussels in archaeological contexts help us save and protect mussels for the future? Mussels in archaeological contexts gives us a snapshot into how mussels looked, lived, and were managed in the past. We can also study how past humans interacted with mussels. For example, prehistoric fish weirs still stand in many North Carolina rivers, providing the same stable benthic environment that they have for hundreds of years. These weirs also create a semi-permeable barrier for fish, potentially resulting in a higher rate of juvenile mussel deposition. More juvenile mussels plus a propitious benthic environment may have created thriving communities of mussels. For the same reasons, these fish weirs may also host higher numbers of mussels than elsewhere in the same river and provide ideal conditions for mussel reintroduction.

  • Land use
  • Stream restoration
  • Adaptive management

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Emily Nisch Terrell (), North Carolina State University , emilyaterrell@gmail.com;


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