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Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat

  • February 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat
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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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