Burrowing behavior of freshwater mussels
type: Dataset
description: Data include burrowing behavior of juvenile freshwater mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea); Villosa constricta; Megalonaias nervosa; Villosa iris; Lampsilis powellii; and Anodonta oregonensis) in three types of sediment [a sand/silt/clay mixture (49% sand) with a total organic carbon (TOC) content of about 3% obtained from northeastern Minnesota, a predominantly fine sand (82% sand) with a TOC content of about 1% obtained from southwest Missouri, and a coarse commercial sand with a diameter of < 0.5 mm (Granusil, #4030)].
issued: 2025-11-22T03:05:54.067932
modified: 20201023
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Nile E Kemble
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: arkansas-fatmucket-mussel
keyword: behavior
keyword: benthic-ecology
keyword: benthic-ecosystems
keyword: biota
keyword: ckan
keyword: fatmucket-mussel
keyword: freshwater-mussel
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: mollusks
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: notched-rainbow-mussel
keyword: oregon-floater-mussel
keyword: rainbow-mussel
keyword: sediments
keyword: unionidae
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-5f329d1482cee144fb30dd1b
keyword: washboard-mussel
theme: {geospatial}

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-06T21:32:00.425512
modified: 2025-11-22T03:05:54.055098
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5f329d1482cee144fb30dd1b.xml
media type: text/xml

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-06T21:32:00.425519
modified: 2025-11-22T03:05:54.055526
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NTLG30
media type: application/http

US Migrating
type: Agent