Freshwater mussel ecology: a multifactor approach to distribution and abundance
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Main Author: Strayer, David Lowell 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press © 2008
Series:Freshwater ecology series v. 1
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
1. The model as monster -- 2. The case of pearly mussels -- 3. Dispersal -- 4. Habitat -- 5. Hosts -- 6. Food -- 7. Enemies -- 8. Implications for conservation -- 9. Three models for mussel ecology -- 10. Is a comprehensive model possible?
Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and economically valuable as sources of food, pearls, and mother-of-pearl. Today, however, hundreds of species of these mussels are extinct or endangered. David L. Strayer provides a critical synthesis of the factors that control the distribution and abundance of pearly mussels. Using empirical analyses and models, he assesses the effects of dispersal, habitat quality, availability of fish hosts, adequate food, predators, an
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 204 pages)
ISBN:0520942523
1435684796
9780520942523
9781435684799

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