ARSN is a collaborative network of biologists who conduct research and those who translate that science into action for public and private decision-making. We bring together federal and state agencies, utilities, private companies, universities and non-profit organizations, committed to clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems.
Download reports, maps, and technical documents that support aquatic conservation planning and decision-making across Alabama. Brought to you by the partners of the Alabama Rivers & Streams Network partners.
This printable map identifies priority watersheds and river reaches for protecting and restoring Alabama’s imperiled aquatic species. Conservation practitioners, land managers, and regulatory agencies use this map to target restoration investments where they’ll have the greatest impact.
Developed in partnership with: United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama.
The Alabama Rivers and Streams Network: An Applied, Cooperative Approach to Aquatic Species Conservation:
This Special Publication of the Geological Survey of Alabama discusses the origin of the Alabama Rivers and Streams Network, gives an overview and conservation status of biodiversity in the Southeast, and highlights several of the conservation initiatives and successes of network partners in Alabama.
The MUSSEL Project:
The MUSSEL Project is an ongoing study aimed at the global revision of the classification of freshwater mussels. Principle investigators Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings work both in remote collection localities or urban mollusk collections to compile an exhaustive database of all recent unionoid species and genera described to-date. This database will eventually serve as the basis for a universal synthesis and revision of freshwater mussel taxonomy.
The MUSSEL Project Database:
The MUSSEL Project Database documents the diversity of the freshwater bivalves of the world. Navigate through through the nomenclature, phylogeny, and diversity at various taxonomic levels — from families down to specimens or search using a custom interface. Images of specimens lots from various collections as well as some literature images are provided.
