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Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat

Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter's freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of freshwater mussel found only in southwestern Australia.

Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat
Image: Phys.org
Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter's freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of freshwater mussel found only in southwestern Australia.

Originally published at Phys.org

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