Declining populations of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) are burdened with heavy metals and DDT/DDE

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 571-574

  Frank, Hartmut ^a   Gerstmann, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEAVY METAL;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIVALVE; COMPACTION; DDE; DDT; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; RIVER BED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; METALS, HEAVY;

MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 37349108801     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[571:DPOFPM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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48. We acknowledge the support of the Fisheries Department of the regional government of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, especially Drs. R. Klupp and J. Schadt, both biologists; of the Fishermen's Association of Upper Franconia, especially its chairman Mr. A. Schütze; and of the Foundation of Upper Franconia, especially its chairman district president Mr. Hans Angerer. Furthermore, we are obliged to the Wasserwirtschaftsamt Hof for collecting freshwater pearl mussels. Special thanks are expressed to Dr. Y. Norokorpi, Finnish Forest and Park Service, Metsähallitus, Rovaniemi, for freshwater pearl mussels from the Suomo River, Finland. Last but not least we thank Ms. K. Poxleitner and Mr. S. Will for professional laboratory work.
49. First submitted 7 August 2006. Accepted for publication 2 November 2006.