The Unionid Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) Of Missouri River Floodplain Ditches in Fremont County Southwestern Iowa and Atchison and Holt Counties Northwestern Missouri

Authors

Ellet Hoke, Midwest Malacology, Inc.Follow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

mussels, unionids, unionidae, ditches, Missouri River floodplain

Abstract

A survey of ditches in the Missouri River floodplain in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri resulted in the recovery of nine unionid mollusk species. The floodplain ditches may provide valuable habitat for mussels in a region that has suffered a tremendous decrease in productive aquatic habitats over the past sixty-eight years. Additional survey activity is needed to determine the complete inventory of unionid mollusks in the area.

Publication Date

July-December 2005

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

112

Issue

3-4

First Page

62

Last Page

65

Copyright

© Copyright 2007 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hoke, Ellet (2005) "The Unionid Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) Of Missouri River Floodplain Ditches in Fremont County Southwestern Iowa and Atchison and Holt Counties Northwestern Missouri," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 112(3-4), 62-65.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol112/iss3/7