Higgins
eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)
These Higgins eye pearlymussels were marked and then replaced in the river. The rate at which marked mussels are retrieved during future surveys wills help estimate population size and other life history and demographic variables.
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Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Species Profile linked to the National USFWS Endangered Species website
Species Overview linked to the National USFWS Endangered Species website
Fact Sheet: Higgins
eye pearlymussel
Recovery
Winter's Landing (Pool 7) Lampsilis higginsii Secondary Habitat Area Monitoring (856 KB) 2010 - - MN DNR Report to the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers
Lampsilis higginsii and Quadrula fragosa recovery project Genoa National Fish Hatchery (446 KB) 2010
Sturgeon Lake, Mississippi River Pool 3 Lampsilis higginsii Reintroduction Site Monitoring (975 KB) 2010 - - MN DNR Report to the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers
Wisconsin Channel, Mississippi River Pool 4 Lampsilis higginsii Reintroduction Area Monitoring (336 KB) 2010 - - MN DNR Report to the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers
Higgins Eye Spotlight Species Action Plan - October 1, 2009 (PDF)
Higgins eye (Lampsilis higginsii) Essential Habitat Areas: 2008 Review and Addition of New EHAs (Sept. 2008)
Higgins
eye pearlymussel 5 Year Review (May 2006)
Higgins
eye pearlymussel recovery plan: first revision - PDF May 2004
Fact
Sheet: Saving the Higgins' eye Pearlymussel -
Propagation at Genoa National Fish Hatchery (May 2001)
Section 7 Consultation
Fact Sheet: Upper
Mississippi River Section 7 Consultation
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