Hydraulic modeling of mussel habitat at a bridge-replacement site, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, USA
John W. Fulton,
Chad R. Wagner,
Megan E. Rogers and
Gregory F. Zimmerman
Ecological Modelling, 2010, vol. 221, issue 3, 540-554
Abstract:
The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania supports a large and diverse freshwater-mussel community, including two federally listed endangered species, Pleurobema clava (Clubshell) and Epioblasma torulosa rangiana (Northern Riffleshell). It is recognized that river hydraulics and morphology play important roles in mussel distribution. To assess the hydraulic influences of bridge replacement on mussel habitat, metrics such as depth, velocity, and their derivatives (shear stress, Froude number) were collected or computed.
Keywords: Bridge-replacement projects; Mussel habitat; Hydraulic modeling; Hydrographic surveys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.10.019
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