03876nam 2200997 a 450 991078256520332120230721003817.00-520-91614-X1-281-75269-X97866117526990-520-94252-310.1525/9780520942523(CKB)1000000000576799(EBL)358939(OCoLC)307616560(SSID)ssj0000158425(PQKBManifestationID)11160964(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158425(PQKBWorkID)10145659(PQKB)11493609(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055764(MiAaPQ)EBC358939(MdBmJHUP)muse30612(DE-B1597)519582(DE-B1597)9780520942523(Au-PeEL)EBL358939(CaPaEBR)ebr10240762(CaONFJC)MIL175269(EXLCZ)99100000000057679920071226d2008 ub 0engur|n#||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFreshwater mussel ecology[electronic resource] a multifactor approach to distribution and abundance /David L. StrayerBerkeley University of California Pressc20081 online resource (206 pages) illustrationsFreshwater ecology series ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25526-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: THE LABORATORY -- Part 2: THE MONSTER'S PARTS -- Part 3: MAKING THE MONSTER WALK -- Literature Cited -- IndexPearly 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, 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.Freshwater ecology series ;v. 1.Freshwater musselsEcologybivalves.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.Freshwater musselsEcology.594/.4176BStrayer David Lowell1955-1500393MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782565203321Freshwater mussel ecology3727052UNINA