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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298291303321

Titolo

Limnoperna Fortunei : The Ecology, Distribution and Control of a Swiftly Spreading Invasive Fouling Mussel / / edited by Demetrio Boltovskoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-13494-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (486 p.)

Collana

Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology ; ; 10

Disciplina

570

577

577.6

577.7

Soggetti

Aquatic ecology 

Applied ecology

Conservation biology

Ecology 

Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Applied Ecology

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PART I Biology of Limnoperna fortune -- PART II - Ecology and environmental impact of Limnoperna fortune -- PART III Distribution and spread of Limnoperna fortune -- PART V Biofouling and control of Limnoperna fortune.

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarizes all currently available information on the ecology, environmental impacts and control methods of the golden mussel in industrial plants. The golden mussel was introduced in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and South America between 1965 and 1990, swiftly spreading in freshwater waterbodies. In most areas invaded it has become the dominant macroinverebrate and a major fouling pest of industrial plants. Limnoperna fortunei attaches to any hard surface, as well as to some less firm substrates. The growth of Limnoperna



populations in raw cooling water conduits became a common nuisance in many industrial and power plants that use raw river or lake water for their processes, both in South America and in Asia. This work is written by experts on the golden mussel from Asia, Europe, North America and South America, each chapter critically reviews previously available information, which is in sources of limited distribution, such as internal reports and theses, in various languages.