Further Details

Title: Freshwater Mussel Ecology
Condition: New
Subtitle: A Multifactor Approach to Distribution and Abundance
Author: David L. Strayer
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0520255267
EAN: 9780520255265
ISBN: 9780520255265
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 06/10/2008
Description: 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 analysis and models, he assesses the effects of dispersal, habitat quality, availability of fish hosts, adequate food, predators, and parasites. He also addresses conservation issues that apply to other inhabitants of fresh waters around the globe and other pressing issues in contemporary ecology.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 20mm
Item Weight: 544g
Book Series: Freshwater Ecology Series
Release Year: 2008

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.