Freshwater Mussels of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers

Abstract

A 1991 and 1992 survey of the freshwater mussels of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint (ACF) rivers showed that mussel populations throughout the ACF basin were greatly reduced in diversity and population levels. To protect this diminishing fauna, conservation efforts should focus on ecosystem protection rather than single species recovery.