Habitat selection and movement behaviour of Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in the Wolastoq River catchment, New Brunswick
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gray, Michelle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Greeley, Darren | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T13:35:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T13:35:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The influence of environmental stimuli on the ecology of freshwater mussels is still poorly understood. For Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa, YLM), I predicted that there are certain thresholds of environmental stimuli (e.g., temperatures and water levels) that may drive refuge seeking behaviour via vertical or horizontal migration. My thesis objectives were to 1) determine the thermal habitat use and depth of sediment burrowing behaviour in YLM and 2) compare YLM movement behaviour between sites to explore the influence of temperature and water level on movement. YLM (n=40) were tagged with thermal sensors at two sites within the Wolastoq River (W|SJR) catchment. YLM maintained a shallow (<10 cm) burrowed position and their horizontal movement behaviour was substantially different between sites. While both temperature and water level statistically influenced horizontal migration, it is likely that numerous environmental stimuli interact in complex ways to drive movement behaviour in YLM. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Darren Greeley 2023 | |
| dc.format.extent | xii, 121 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37750 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.relation | New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (NB DTI) | |
| dc.relation | New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund (NBWTF) | |
| dc.relation | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | |
| dc.relation | New Brunswick Innovation Fund (NBIF) | |
| dc.relation | Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) | |
| dc.relation | Mactaquac Aquatic Ecosystem Study (MAES) | |
| dc.relation | Watersheds and Research and Monitoring (WARM) Lab | |
| dc.relation | University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Forestry and Environmental Management | |
| dc.title | Habitat selection and movement behaviour of Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in the Wolastoq River catchment, New Brunswick | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Forestry and Environmental Management | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Sc.E.M. |