Yellow lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report for the Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Yellow Lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa in Canada
Table of contents
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Literature Cited
- Biographical Summary of the Report Writer
- Authorities Contacted
- Collections Examined or Consulted
- Appendix 1. Status Code Definitions
Special Concern 2004
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC 2004. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 35 pp.
Production note:
COSEWIC acknowledges Derek S. Davis, Kellie L. White and Donald F. McAlpine for writing the status report on the yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa in Canada. The report was overseen and edited by Gerry Mackie, COSEWIC Molluscs Species Specialist Subcommittee Co-chair. COSEWIC also gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources for partially funding the preparation of this status report and providing funding for field travel.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819-953-3215
Fax: 819-994-3684
COSEWIC E-mail
COSEWIC Website
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le lampsile jaune (Lampsilis cariosa) au Canada – Mise à jour.
Cover illustration
Yellow lampmussel -- Provided by the author.
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2004
Catalogue No. CW69-14/389-2004E-PDF
ISBN 0-662-37335-9
HTML: CW69-14/389-2004E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-37336-7
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