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Fragmented populations of freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) in nonwadable rivers in Czech Republic
Zolich, Radek ; Simon, Ondřej (advisor) ; Korábek, Ondřej (referee)
Margaritifera margaritifera is a critically endangered species of freshwater bivalve. The protection status is regulated by both the legislation of the Czech Republic and local regulations. The aim of this thesis was to map the current occurrence of M. margaritifera in Czech streams and to verify assumptions about its occurrence in Otava near Horažďovice. Furthermore, the parameters of the shells of dead individuals, which are in the collections of the National Museum in Prague and the Czech University of Life Sciences, were also measured. A total of 642 shells collected from the Vltava, Teplá Vltava, Malše and Otava were available, while only the relevant part, specifically 509 shells, were used for separate evaluation. Differences in the morphological parameters of the shells depending on the locality and their possible correlation with the stream order of the Otava, Vltava, Teplá Vltava and Malša were investigated. Thanks to the findings from the mapping of living freshwater pearl mussels, a proposal was drawn up to modify the methodology of bivalve research in the Czech Republic, which is part of the Rescue program of freshwater pearl mussels, led by the AOPK of the Czech Republic. Key words: Freshwater pearl mussel, shell, morphology, stream order, AOPK methodology, diving operations
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