Mussel sifting table.JPG

Photo By/Credit

Donald Beard/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
08/16/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Sediment from a quadrat being sifted through in search of mussels. Most of the smaller sediments have already fallen through the screen. The vast majority of mussels collected were large enough to remain on top of the screen.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Aquatic animals
Conservation
Mollusks