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Mussel Species Richness: Cahaba, Coosa, and Duck River Watersheds, 1800-1985

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: UTC Biological and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute

Publication_Date: 20060710

Title:: Mussel Species Richness: Cahaba, Coosa, and Duck River Watersheds, 1800-1985

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps data

Description:

Abstract:: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), in partnership with the Tennessee Aquarium, Inc. (TNAQ) and the Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute (TNARI), has amassed a sizable amount of historical data on imperiled freshwater mussels from the region. Mussels are one of the building blocks of the food web because they serve as food for fish, turtles and aquatic mammals. In addition, mussels also benefit the environment by acting as filter feeders and in turn, they clean our drinking water by cleaning our rivers. Thus, they make excellent biological indicators and the loss of mussels from rivers and streams can be disastrous for aquatic ecosystems. Recently, mussels are receiving a great deal of attention from the scientific community primarily because of their niche and their sensitivity to anthropogenic effects. However, before land-managers and other natural resource professionals can successfully develop adaptive conservation and management strategies, scientists must first effectively study biological diversity in order to understand which species are present and how they are distributed. Hence, most natural resource professionals have difficulty in developing successful management plans because of the paucity of distribution data that are available to the public-at-large. Databases concerning freshwater mussels are few, and those that do exist are often overly complex and fail to convey the information in a timely and no nonsense manner.

Purpose:: The objectives of this project are to utilize historic data records: 1) to map the species richness of mussels in the Duck, Cahaba and Upper Coosa River basins; 2) to create a GIS and associated metadata files; and, 3) to provide land-managers and decision makers access to this information via the NBII metadata clearinghouse.

Supplemental_Information:

Historical freshwater mussel records from the Cahaba River Basin have been compiled from the National Academy of Sciences (ANSP) in Philadelphia, PA; Florida State Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) in Gainesville, FL; Museum of Fluviatile Mollusks (MFM) in Cleveland, TN; North Carolina Museum of Natural History (NCMNH), Raleigh, NC; The Ohio State University Museum (OSUM) in Columbus, OH; the University of Michigan Natural History Museum (UMMZ) in Ann Arbor, MI; and the Smithsonian Institution (USNM) in Washington, D.C..

Historical freshwater mussel records from the Coosa River basin have been compiled from the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Florida State Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) Gainesville, Florida; Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts; Museum of Fluviatile Mollusks (MFM) Cleveland, Tennessee; Museum of Biological Diversity at The Ohio State University (OSUM) Columbus, Ohio; The Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan (UMMZ) Ann Arbor, Michigan; United States National Museum (USNM) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C; University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) Knoxville, Tennessee; J.C. Hurd's Dissertation (JCH); J. Williams and M.H. Hughes survey work (JDW, MHH).

Historical freshwater mussel records from the Duck River Basin have been compiled from the National Academy of Sciences (ANSP) in Philadelphia, PA; Florida State Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) in Gainesville, FL; Frank H. McClung Museum (FMM), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Museum of Fluviatile Mollusks (MFM) in Cleveland, TN; North Carolina Museum of Natural History (NCMNH), Raleigh, NC; The Ohio State University Museum (OSUM) in Columbus, OH; the University of Michigan Natural History Museum (UMMZ) in Ann Arbor, MI; and the Smithsonian Institution (USNM) in Washington, D.C..

(previous geoform was 'vector digital data')

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Duck River, Cahaba River, Upper Coosa River, Tennessee

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.359901

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.781325

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.165359

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.493525

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Mussels

Theme_Keyword: Freshwater mussels

Theme_Keyword: Unionidae

Theme_Keyword: Bi-valves

Theme_Keyword: SAIN

Theme_Keyword: NBII

Theme_Keyword: Invertebrates

Theme_Keyword: TNARI

Theme_Keyword: Tennessee Aquarium

Theme_Keyword: Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute

Theme_Keyword: UTC Biological and Environmental Sciences

Theme_Keyword: Species Richness

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Cahaba River

Place_Keyword: Coosa River

Place_Keyword: Duck River

Place_Keyword: Southeast US

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Tennessee

Place_Keyword: AL

Place_Keyword: GA

Place_Keyword: TN

Taxonomy:

Keywords_Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Mollusca

Taxonomic_Keywords: Bivalvia

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System_Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: UTC Biological and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute

Publication_Date: 20060710

Title:: Mussel Species Richness: Cahaba, Coosa, and Duck River Watersheds, 1800-1985

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Taxonomic_Procedures: Unknown

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mollusca

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Bivalvia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass

Taxon_Rank_Value: Paleoaeocheterodonta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Unionoida

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Thomas Wilson

Contact_Organization: University of Tennessee of Chattanooga

Contact_Position: Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 215 Holt Hall

Address: 615 McCallie Ave

City: Chattanooga

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37403-4341

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (423) 425- 4713

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Thomas-Wilson@utc.edu

Native_Data_Set_Environment:: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Visual inspection was performed for QA/QC on site locations and species distribution.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Test for valid values

Completeness_Report:: The species richness for 8 digit HUC's was produced from the historical records of the aforementioned river basins to give users the ability to examine historic species richness for these important watersheds and extrapolate changes to them and/or compare historic species richness to values found today.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Species point locations sums generalized to 12 digit hydrologic unit boundary polygons

Process_Date: 200605

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 29.5

Standard_Parallel: 45.5

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23

False_Easting: 0

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Clarke_1866

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi_major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SpeciesRichness

Entity_Type_Definition:: Polygon shapefile depicting mussel species richness for each 12 digit hydrologic unit boundary within the Duck, Coosa, and Cahaba river watersheds. File contains unit identifiers, area, perimeter, and species count attributes

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: US Geological Survey's hydrologic unit code boundary classifications (HUC) and user defined species richness values

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACCTUNIT

Attribute_Definition: Unit identifier assigned by USGS

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: area of watershed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1452199936

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6731129856

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HUC

Attribute_Definition: hydrologic unit code

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HUC250_

Attribute_Definition: hydrologic unit code

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HUC250_ID

Attribute_Definition: unique hydrologic unit id number

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HYDROUNIT

Attribute_Definition: hydrologic unit classification

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: classification grouping

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of watershed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 205533

Range_Domain_Maximum: 575876

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition: Hydrologic unit classification by region

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Spp_Rich

Attribute_Definition: Mussel species richness count per watershed

Attribute_Definition_Source: UTC - NBII SAIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2

Range_Domain_Maximum: 65

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number of species

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBREGION

Attribute_Definition: subregion classification of watershed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: group classification

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: This file consists of USGS defined hydrologic unit boundary attributes and UTC-SAIN defined species richness counts

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: USGS Hydrologic Unit Code 1:250,000 national coverage and Historic Mussel Distribution of Coosa, Cahaba, and Duck river Watershed 1800-1985.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Thomas Wilson

Contact_Organization:: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute

Contact_Position: Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 215 Holt Hall, Department 2653

Address: 615 McCallie Ave

City: Chattanooga

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37403-2598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (423) 425-4713

Contact_TDD_TTY_Telephone: (423) 425- 4713

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Thomas-Wilson@utc.edu

Hours_of_Service: 9-5

Contact_Instructions: email works best

Resource_Description: Map Files

Distribution_Liability:: Disclaimer: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the NBII Southern Appalachian Information Node, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a National Biological Information Infrastructure server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. NBII shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060718

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080513

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Thomas Wilson

Contact_Organization:: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee Aquarium Research Institute

Contact_Position: Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 215 Holt Hall, Department 2653

Address: 615 McCallie Ave

City: Chattanooga

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37403-2598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (423) 425-4713

Contact_TDD_TTY_Telephone: (423) 425- 4713

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Thomas-Wilson@utc.edu

Hours_of_Service: 9-5

Contact_Instructions: email works best

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None