Investigating the impact of hydrodynamics on the behavior of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel using field and laboratory approaches

使用现场和实验室方法研究流体动力学对濒临灭绝的淡水珍珠贻贝行为的影响

• 批准号: 2366620
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Glasgow
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2366620
• 关键词: Investigating; impact; hydrodynamics; behavior; endangered

This project will inform and lead future conservation strategies for the endangered and protected (e.g. IUCN Red List, EC Habitats Directive) freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, to be utilised by the hydroelectric industry such as Scottish and Southern Energy (the CASE partner), and implemented by government bodies such as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Research findings will be disseminated and implemented with immediate effect, so the potential for impact is extremely high. It will provide knowledge currently lacking regarding the mussel's habitat requirements (i.e. flow and sediment), and the impact changes in flow and sediment regime, due to regulation and climate change, may have on mussel behaviour and response. This will enable practitioners such as SSE, SNH and SEPA to adapt their strategies according to this new knowledge and improve conservation management alongside day-to-day hydropower generation.

该项目将为濒危和受保护（例如 IUCN 红色名录、EC 栖息地指令）淡水珍珠贻贝 Margaritifera margaritifera 提供信息并引导未来的保护战略，供苏格兰和南方能源公司（CASE 合作伙伴）等水力发电行业使用，以及由苏格兰自然遗产 (SNH) 和苏格兰环境保护局 (SEPA) 等政府机构实施。研究结果将立即传播和实施，因此产生影响的潜力非常大。它将提供目前缺乏的关于贻贝栖息地要求（即流量和沉积物）的知识，以及由于监管和气候变化而导致的流量和沉积状况变化可能对贻贝行为和反应产生的影响。这将使 SSE、SNH 和 SEPA 等从业者能够根据新知识调整其策略，并在日常水力发电的同时改进保护管理。