03873nam 2201009 a 450 991081455360332120240418091221.00-520-91614-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 a multifactor approach to distribution and abundance /David L. Strayer1st ed.Berkeley 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 Lowell1955-1676056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814553603321Freshwater mussel ecology4084809UNINA