Freshwater mussel ecology :: a multifactor approach to distribution and abundance /

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...

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1. Verfasser: Strayer, David Lowell, 1955-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Freshwater ecology series ; v. 1.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 204 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520942523
9780520942523
9781435684799
1435684796
0520255267
9780520255265
9786611752699
6611752692

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