FMCS 2008 Workshop - July 13 - 15, 2008
The
2008 Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS) Workshop was held at the Chattanooga
Convention Center on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, in conjunction with the
4-day Annual Meeting of the Society
for Conservation Biology (SCB). FMCS also conducted a half-day Symposium
for SCB on Monday afternoon, July 14, 2008,and co-sponsored a day-long
field trip to the Duck River on Sunday, July 13, 2008.
The Duck River of Central Tennessee
(Co-sponsored by FMCS and the SCB Freshwater Working Group)
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Duck River supports over 140
species of fish and 75 species of freshwater mollusks, along with equally
diverse communities of other aquatic groups. Participants
on this all-day trip will be able to use snorkeling and seining to observe
many of the species present at the site. Local
experts in the identification and natural history of these species will
coordinate the sampling and provide an overview of the current threats
and opportunities for conserving this extraordinary freshwater ecosystem.
The Freshwater Mollusks of the Southeastern United States
Monday afternoon, July 14, 2008
This Symposium is being designed
to generate an appreciation for
– and the challenges associated with – conserving the mussels
and snails living in the southeastern United States.
·
The [Former] Diversity
and Zoogeography of Southeastern Freshwater Mussels. John
Jenkinson, Retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority
·
Wonders Down Under: Adaptations
to Larval Parasitism in Freshwater Mussels. Chris
Barnhart, Missouri State University
·
A Biodiversity Assessment
of North American Freshwater Gastropods. Paul
D. Johnson, Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center
·
The Functional Role
of Freshwater Mussels in Ecosystems. Caryn
Vaughn, University of Oklahoma
·
Propagation and Culture
of Endangered Freshwater Mussels. Richard Neves, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and University
·
Chemical Impacts
to Freshwater Mussels: A Comparison of Life Stage Exposure and
Sensitivity. W. Greg Cope, N.C. State University,
Teresa J. Newton, USGS, and Christopher G. Ingersoll, USGS
·
Freshwater Mussel
Assemblage Change in Response to Habitat Alteration. Wendell Haag, US Forest Service,
Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research
·
Tennessee’s Duck
River: A Rare Gem of Aquatic
Diversity.
Leslie
Colley, The Nature Conservancy
Science to Secure Freshwater Mollusk Diversity
Chattanooga Convention Center, Tuesday,
July 15, 2008
The purpose of this full-day Workshop is to address
the major science needs for conservation actions to recover freshwater
mollusks that are imperiled, including species listed under the U.S.
Endangered Species Act.
Recovery Science and Policy Overview
·
Recovery under
the Endangered Species Act. Debby
Crouse, USFWS
·
The Science
of Recovery. Michael J. Scott, University of Idaho
·
Metrics and
Decision-making for Recovery of Endangered Species. Michael
Runge, USFWS
·
Examples of
Genetic Variation in Freshwater Mussels at Different Spatial Scales
and the Implications for Species Conservation. Kevin Roe, Iowa State
·
Applied Conservation
Genetics and Freshwater Mollusks. Tim King, USGS
·
Minimizing
Genetic Risks Associated with Hatchery Propagation and Augmentation
of Freshwater Mussel Species. Greg Moyer, USFWS
·
Progress in
Freshwater Mussel Cultivation and Recovery at Virginia’s Aquatic
Wildlife Conservation Center. Nathan Eckhart, Virginia Game &
Inland Fisheries
Life History and Habitats
·
Effects of
Small Impoundments on Freshwater Mussels. Michael Gangloff, Appalachian State University
·
Hydrophysical
Factors Affecting Native Mussel Distributions in Large Rivers. Steve
Zigler, USGS
·
Freshwater
Mussels: Challenging Conservation Efforts in a Race Against Time. Tom
Watters, Ohio State University
·
The Role of
Freshwater Mussels in Food Webs and their Nutritional Requirements
in Ecosystems. Jeri
Nichols and Teresa Newton, USGS
·
The Effects
of Contaminants and Other Water Quality Factors on the Recovery of
Freshwater Mollusks. Tom
Augspurger, USFWS
·
Monitoring
Needs to Recover and Sustain Freshwater Mollusks.
Alan
Christian and John Harris
·
Global Diversity
and Conservation of Freshwater Mollusks: Causes, Consequences and
Challenges for the Future. Arthur Bogan and Ellen Strong
·
Context-dependent
Effects of Freshwater Mussel Communities on Stream Ecosystem Function. Caryn
Vaughn, University of Oklahoma
·
Vision for
a Watershed Approach to Rebuilding Native Bivalve Resources from
the Headwaters to Coast for Both Biodiversity and Population Biomass. Danielle
Kreeger, Delaware Estuary
Partnership