by
U.S. Geological Survey
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published
Jun 04, 2015
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last modified
Jun 02, 2025 01:11 PM
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filed under:
News,
Aquatic,
Genetics,
Endangered Species
A piece of the restoration puzzle to save populations of endangered freshwater mussels may have been found, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey led study. Local population losses in a river may not result in irreversible loss of mussel species; other mussels from within the same river could be used as sources to restore declining populations.
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