The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Bavaria, Germany—Population status, conservation efforts and challenges
- Authors: Denic M.1, Geist J.2
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Affiliations:
- Landschaftspflegeverband Passau
- Technical University of Munich
- Issue: Vol 44, No 1 (2017)
- Pages: 61-66
- Section: Conference Materials
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/182334
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359017010034
- ID: 182334
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Abstract
The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera is a highly specialized, sensitive and critically endangered freshwater bivalve with a complex life cycle. An overview on the population status in Bavaria, Germany, one of the species’ main areas of distribution in Central Europe, is presented. Using the example of the freshwater pearl mussel and a Bavarian conservation project for this species, a scheme for the development of site-specific conservation concepts is discussed.
About the authors
M. Denic
Landschaftspflegeverband Passau
Author for correspondence.
Email: marco.denic@landkreis-passau.de
Germany, Passauer Strasse 33, Fuerstenzell, D-94081
J. Geist
Technical University of Munich
Email: marco.denic@landkreis-passau.de
Germany, Muehlenweg 22, Freising, 85354