Colonization of Bedrock by Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

BERNARD E. SIETMAN; MARY A. FURMAN; F. ALLEN PURSELL

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0209:COBBFM]2.0.CO;2

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BERNARD E. SIETMAN,¹ MARY A. FURMAN,^1,* F. ALLEN PURSELL²

¹aEcological Specialists, Inc., 114 Algana Court, St. Peters, Missouri 63376
²bThe Nature Conservancy, P. O. Box 5, Corydon, Indiana 47112.

^*Present address: Roy F. Weston, Inc., 3 First National Plaza, Suite 1990, 70 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602

Abstract

We document the occurrence of freshwater mussels living on bedrock, a substrate generally considered to be unsuitable. We found 54 individuals of six species in this habitat. Our observations support the hypothesis that substrate stability is an important component of mussel habitat.

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BERNARD E. SIETMAN, MARY A. FURMAN, and F. ALLEN PURSELL "Colonization of Bedrock by Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae)," The American Midland Naturalist 141(1), 209-211, (1 January 1999). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0209:COBBFM]2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 1 April 1998; Published: 1 January 1999

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