Microhabitat and biology of Sphaerium striatinum in a Central New York stream

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 810; no. 1; pp. 367 - 374
• Main Authors: Dittman, Dawn E., Johnson, James H., Nack, Christopher C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bivalvia; Clams; Coastal inlets; Density; Diel periodicity; Ecological distribution; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Feeding; Feeding behavior; Feeding habits; Fingernail; Freshwater; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Freshwater Bivalves; Freshwater molluscs; Freshwater organisms; Habitats; Headwaters; Inland water environment; Life Sciences; Local population; Microenvironments; Microhabitat; Microhabitats; Mollusks; Periodicity; Predators; Prey; Rivers; Size distribution; Sphaerium striatinum; Substrates; Water depth; Water flow; Zoology; New York; United States > US; Sphaeriidae; Feeding periodicity; Population; Fingernail clam; Microhabitat selection

In many lotic systems, drastic declines in freshwater bivalve populations, including fingernail clams (Sphaeriidae), have created concerns about biodiversity and future ecosystem services. We examined the local occurrence of the historically common fingernail clam, Sphaerium striatinum , in a centra...