The aim of the diploma thesis was to assess the quality of localities and their suitability for possible juvenile reintroduction based on the morphometric parameters and the age of dead freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera). The age of the dead individuals was determined from the stained cross section of pearl shell layer. Shells were sampled on localities in Aš (Bystřina, Lužní potok, Rokytnice and Újezdský potok) and Šumava (Blanice, Kleine Ohe and Zlatý potok) in the Czech Republic and in the adjacent parts of Germany in 2015 and 2017. A total of 77 shells were used. Shells of larger sizes were found out in the Aš region. The average age of the shells was 46 years and did not differ between the regions. The average annual increments did also not differ between regions. It was 72,5 ?m.year-1. Shells of individuals originated from Rokytnice and Újezdský potok reached the highest age and had the greatest annual increments. Shells of individuals originated from Zlatý potok reached the lowest age and their annual increments were the lowest.

Quality of populations of brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario) influence of occurence of freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) in river in the Czech Republic. Freshwater pearl mussel is a critically endangered species of animals. It does not have a very specific requirements only on environment but mainly on a specific host for holding glochidia (larval stage of pearl mussel). Thus fish management and migratory permeability of flow for support of existing populations is very important. Basic and essential precondition to support populations of freshwater pearl mussels is the presence of viable populations of brown trout, which represents the only suitable host glochidia. There are five locations with the biggest occurrence of pearl mussel in the Czech Republic - river basins the Blanice, the Teplá Vltava, the Malše, the Rokytnice and the Jankovský potok. The management of these flows is under local organizations of Czech Fishing Union, the National Park and Protected Landscape Area of the Šumava, the Secondary School of Fisheries in Vodňany and Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters. The present management was found in the questionnaire for representatives of farming organizations. According to the answers in the questionnaire, the change of plans of restocking was recommended in the river basins of the Teplá Vltava and the Jankovský potok. There is the cooperation with the Germany was recommended in the river basin of the Rokytnice. The restoration of fish nursery is suitable in the river basin of the Malše. There is the first-rate population of brown trout in the river basin of Blanice, thus the continue in the present fish management for next support of this population in sequence on the populations of freshwater pearl mussel was recommended

Fiskar kan drabbas av många olika parasiter tillhörande ett brett spektrum av organismgrupper. Parasiter kan påverka värdens fysiologi, morfologi och beteende, vilket kan ha negativa effekter på värden.  Den starkt hotade flodpärlmusslan (Margaritifera margaritifera) parasiterar under sitt tidiga liv som glochidielarver på fiskgälar, i Sverige främst på öringen (Salmo trutta). I tidigare studier har man sett såväl negativa som inga effekter av parasiteringen på värdfisken. Syftet med min studie var att undersöka effekten av musslans parasitering på öringens rörelse, habitatval och tillväxt i Älgån i Arvika kommun, Värmland. Resultaten visade att höginfekterad öring förflyttade sig längre sträckor och hade lägre tillväxt än låginfekterad öring. Det var ingen skillnad mellan hög- och låginfekterade öringars habitatval med avseende på djup, vattenhastighet eller substrat. Sammanfattningsvis kan höginfekterade öringar ha högre mortalitetsrisk än låginfekterade, lägre tillväxt och sämre konkurrensförmåga, vilket kan ha negativa konsekvenser för musslans rekryteringsframgång. / Fish are affected by various parasites, belonging to many different taxonomic groups. Parasites can affect the host’s physiology, morphology, and behaviour, which may have negative effects for the host. The critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) lives parasitically as glochidia larvae on the gills of fish, and in Sweden this occurs mainly in the gills of brown trout (Salmo trutta). During their parasitic stage, which lasts for almost one year, the mussel grows up to four or five times their initial size.  Previous studies have reported both negative and no effects of the parasite on the host fish. The aim of my study was to analyse the effect of the freshwater pearl mussel parasitation on the brown trout’s movement, habitat choice, and growth in the stream Älgån in Arvika municipalty, Värmland. The results show that highly infected brown trout moved greater distances and had lower growth than less infected trout. There was no difference in habitat choice in terms of depth, velocity, or substrate between high or low infected trout. In summary, highly infected trout may have high energy costs, low growth, and poor competitive ability, which can have negative consequences for the mussel’s recruitment.

Flodpärlmusslan (Margaritana margaritifera) är en starkt hotad mussla som är beroende av öring (Salmo trutta) för sin larvutveckling. Musslan är negativt påverkad av dagens användning av vattendrag och omgivande mark då de har höga krav på sin omgivning. Denna undersökning tittar på hur bottensubstrat, tillgång till värdfiskars habitat och kantzonernas sammansättning påverkar musslornas rekrytering. För detta användes biotopkarteringar, vilka relaterades till musslans rekrytering. Resultatet visade att hög förekomst av ståndplatser för värdfisken, strömmande vatten och buskskiktet på land var positivt för rekryteringen av flodpärlmusslan. Det visade sig däremot att det inte var någon skillnad i bottensubstratets sammansättning eller i antalet diken mellan vattendrag med och utan rekrytering. Slutsatsen för denna undersökning är att det behövs fördjupade studier på mindre skala och i akvarieexperiment med fokus på hur värdfiskens habitat, hydrologin och kantzonens utseende påverkar musslans rekrytering. / The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritana margaritifera) is a highly endangered mussel that depends on trout (Salmo trutta) for its larval development. The mussels are negatively affected by the current use of watercourses and surrounding land as they have high demands on their surroundings. This study looks at how bottom substrates, access to host fish habitats and the composition of ecotone affect mussel recruitment. For this biotope mapping was used, which was related to the mussel's recruitment. The results showed that the high prevalence of sites for host fish, flowing water and the shrub layer on land was positive for the recruitment of freshwater pearl mussels. It turned out, however, that there was no difference in the composition of the bottom substrate or in the number of ditches between watercourses with and without recruitment. The conclusion of this study is that in-depth studies on a smaller scale and in aquarium experiments are needed with a focus on how the host fish's habitat, hydrology and the appearance of the edge zone affect the mussel's recruitment.