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

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Strayer, David Lowell, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Series:Freshwater ecology series ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Freshwater mussels > Ecology.
Moules d'eau douce > Écologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Invertebrates.
Freshwater mussels > Ecology
bivalves.
conservation issues.
contemporary ecology.
critical approach.
cultural value.
economic value.
endangered species.
extinct mussels.
food mussels.
freshwater ecology.
freshwater ecosystems.
freshwater lakes.
habitat quality.
healthy ecosystems.
mother of pearl.
mussel abundance.
mussel distribution.
mussel ecology.
mussel populations.
mussel predators.
mussels.
parasites.
pearls.
pearly mussels.
rivers and streams.
scientists.
textbook.
zoology.
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