Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat - Peer2Peer

Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat

Feb 23, 2026

Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter's freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of freshwater mussel found only in southwestern Australia.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-artificial-rivers-lakes-freshwater-mussel.html

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