Helfrich, Louis A.Neves, Richard J.Chapman, Hilary2015-07-282015-07-282005-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54886Provides a description of the structure and appearance of freshwater mussels, how they live and reproduce, their distribution and diversity, why they are of importance, threats to their survival, and measures that can be taken to mitigate threats; document also includes web links to more information.7 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.FisheriesExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-523/420-523.pdfMusselsFreshwater organismsBiodiversityConservation