FRESHWATER MOLLUSK AT NAPAYONG RIVER IN PILI

AND KAUNLONG RIVER IN OCAMPO

 Mollusks have had the highest
number of documented extinctions
among the major taxonomic groups in
the world (Lydeard et al. 2004).
Two major classes of mollusks in freshwater:

 the gastropods (snails)

 the
bivalves (freshwater mussels and
clams.)
 Excellent ecological indicators

 Their status providing into the health of

entire ecosystems
OBJECTIVES

1. Identify the species of freshwater mollusk

2. Distribution of freshwater mollusk at pool and

rapid part of the River.

3. Comparison population distribution of

identified freshwater mollusk
METHODOLOGY

Descriptive, evaluative, and

comparative

 The
study will be conducting in river of
Napayong and Kaunlong
SAMPLING METHOD AND COLLECTING
SPECIMEN.

 200 meter transect line

 Quadrat sampling method

IDENTIFYING FRESHWATER MOLLUSK

guided by using a taxonomic key

HABITAT DESCRIPTION

 temperature of the water

 richness of freshwater mollusk species found in

selected areas

 The threats and issues

DATA ANALYSIS
 Population Density
 Frequency

 Relative
frequency
 Shannon-weiner index

 Sorenson’s Coefficient
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