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Hydrologic technician Brian Anderson prepares to launch the Z-boat on the Current River

Physical Stream Dynamics and Native Mussel Habitats

Freshwater mussel conservation efforts depend on identifying habitat characteristics that are suitable for mussel reintroduction and restoration. CERC scientists are conducting research to understand how physical habitat dynamics affect the distribution of mussels and suitable habitat in streams and rivers.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Columbia Environmental Research Center
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Physical Stream Dynamics and Native Mussel Habitats

Freshwater mussel conservation efforts depend on identifying habitat characteristics that are suitable for mussel reintroduction and restoration. CERC scientists are conducting research to understand how physical habitat dynamics affect the distribution of mussels and suitable habitat in streams and rivers.
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Hydraulic measurements from select reaches of the Big River, Missouri

This data release contains river bed surface grain size measurements, water-surface elevation measurements, and digital elevation models (DEMs) for select reaches of the Big River, Missouri. These data were collected in support of research assessing the hydraulic conditions of freshwater mussel habitat in the Big River. The individual metadata associated with each data type describe the process st
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Columbia Environmental Research Center

Detection and transport of environmental DNA from two federally endangered mussels

Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a novel approach to supplement traditional surveys and provide increased spatial and temporal information on species detection, and it can be especially beneficial for detecting at risk or threatened species with minimal impact on the target species. The transport of eDNA in lotic environments is an important component in providing more informed descriptions of wher
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Brandon James Sansom, Dannise Vannesa Ruiz-Ramos, Nathan Thompson, Maura O Roberts, Zachary Taylor, Katie Ortiz, Jess W. Jones, Catherine A. Richter, Katy E. Klymus
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Bedform distributions and dynamics in a large, channelized river: Implications for benthic ecological processes

Sand bedforms are fundamental habitat elements for benthic fish in large, sand-bedded rivers and are hypothesized to provide flow refugia, food transport, and ecological disturbance. We explored bedform distributions and dynamics in the Lower Missouri River, Missouri, with the objective of understanding the implications of these features for benthic fish habitat, particularly for the endangered pa
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Caroline M. Elliott, R. B. Jacobson, Bruce Call, Maura O Roberts
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Hydraulics of freshwater mussel habitat in select reaches of the Big River, Missouri

The Big River is a tributary to the Meramec River in south-central Missouri. It drains an area that has been historically one of the largest lead producers in the world, and associated mine wastes have contaminated sediments in much of the river corridor. This study investigated hydraulic conditions in four study reaches to evaluate the potential contribution of physical habitat dynamics to mechan
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Maura O. Roberts, Robert B. Jacobson, Susannah O. Erwin
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Roberts, M.O., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J., and Dade, W.B., 2020, Field Measurement of the Probability of Coarse-Grained Sediment Entrainment in Natural Rivers: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, v. 146, no. 4, p. 04020024. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001694

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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Hydrologic technician Brian Anderson prepares to launch the Z-boat on the Current River

Physical Stream Dynamics and Native Mussel Habitats

Freshwater mussel conservation efforts depend on identifying habitat characteristics that are suitable for mussel reintroduction and restoration. CERC scientists are conducting research to understand how physical habitat dynamics affect the distribution of mussels and suitable habitat in streams and rivers.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Columbia Environmental Research Center
link

Physical Stream Dynamics and Native Mussel Habitats

Freshwater mussel conservation efforts depend on identifying habitat characteristics that are suitable for mussel reintroduction and restoration. CERC scientists are conducting research to understand how physical habitat dynamics affect the distribution of mussels and suitable habitat in streams and rivers.
Learn More

Hydraulic measurements from select reaches of the Big River, Missouri

This data release contains river bed surface grain size measurements, water-surface elevation measurements, and digital elevation models (DEMs) for select reaches of the Big River, Missouri. These data were collected in support of research assessing the hydraulic conditions of freshwater mussel habitat in the Big River. The individual metadata associated with each data type describe the process st
By
Columbia Environmental Research Center

Detection and transport of environmental DNA from two federally endangered mussels

Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a novel approach to supplement traditional surveys and provide increased spatial and temporal information on species detection, and it can be especially beneficial for detecting at risk or threatened species with minimal impact on the target species. The transport of eDNA in lotic environments is an important component in providing more informed descriptions of wher
Authors
Brandon James Sansom, Dannise Vannesa Ruiz-Ramos, Nathan Thompson, Maura O Roberts, Zachary Taylor, Katie Ortiz, Jess W. Jones, Catherine A. Richter, Katy E. Klymus
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Bedform distributions and dynamics in a large, channelized river: Implications for benthic ecological processes

Sand bedforms are fundamental habitat elements for benthic fish in large, sand-bedded rivers and are hypothesized to provide flow refugia, food transport, and ecological disturbance. We explored bedform distributions and dynamics in the Lower Missouri River, Missouri, with the objective of understanding the implications of these features for benthic fish habitat, particularly for the endangered pa
Authors
Caroline M. Elliott, R. B. Jacobson, Bruce Call, Maura O Roberts
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Hydraulics of freshwater mussel habitat in select reaches of the Big River, Missouri

The Big River is a tributary to the Meramec River in south-central Missouri. It drains an area that has been historically one of the largest lead producers in the world, and associated mine wastes have contaminated sediments in much of the river corridor. This study investigated hydraulic conditions in four study reaches to evaluate the potential contribution of physical habitat dynamics to mechan
Authors
Maura O. Roberts, Robert B. Jacobson, Susannah O. Erwin
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Roberts, M.O., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J., and Dade, W.B., 2020, Field Measurement of the Probability of Coarse-Grained Sediment Entrainment in Natural Rivers: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, v. 146, no. 4, p. 04020024. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001694

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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