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North American freshwater mussels : natural history, ecology, and conservation

Title
North American freshwater mussels : natural history, ecology, and conservation / Wendell R. Haag.
Author
Haag, Wendell R.
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Description
xvi, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 26 cm
Summary
  • "Synthesizes ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts"--
  • "This well-illustrated book highlights freshwater mussels' fabulous diversity, amazing array of often bizarre ecological adaptations, and their dire conservation plight. It provides the first comprehensive review of a wide variety of topics in mussel ecology and conservation for scientists, natural resource professionals, students, and natural history enthusiasts"--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-492) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction to mussels and mussel ecology -- 2. Catching the mussel bug : a history of the study of mussel ecology in North America -- 3. Diversity and biogeography -- 4. Aquatic habitats and mussel assemblages -- 5. Host use and host infection strategies -- 6. These are very different animals : life history variation in mussels -- 7. Mussel population biology -- 8. Putting it all together : explaining patterns of mussel assemblage structure -- 9. Human exploitation of mussels -- 10. The decline of the North American mussel fauna : chronology and causes -- 11. Mussel conservation : the challenge of protecting a fragmented resource -- Appendix A. Values for life history traits of representative North American mussel species -- Appendix B. Sources for mussel assemblage data.
ISBN
  • 9780521199384 (hardback)
  • 0521199387 (hardback)
LCCN
  • 2012004664
  • 99951155437
OCLC
  • 780161444
  • ocn780161444
  • SCSB-5665063
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries