Description should include that Virginia has between 70 and 80 species of freshwater mollusks. Virginia's streams rank fifth in the number of different types of freshwater mollusks.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the most common species of freshwater mollusks in Virginia?
- Why does Virginia have such a large diversity of freshwater mollusks?
- How do mollusks and fish impact one another?
- Why are fish essential to the reproduction of Virginia’s freshwater mussels?
- What is being done to restore Virginia’s freshwater mussel populations?
- What Virginia river system is the most diverse in terms of mussels?