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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Freshwater ecology series ;
v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520942523 9780520942523 9781435684799 1435684796 0520255267 9780520255265 9786611752699 6611752692 |