Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research

Slide 19 of 28

Presentation: Stream Crayfish in Mississippi: Who's Where and Why
Author(s): Dr. Susan Adams

Slide Notes...

Smaller streams are more likely to have intact habitat, as shown here, but not always. A compelling argument for this explanation is that freshwater mussels in the region showed the same negative species-area relationship, unlike in other regions.