TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haag,Wendell R.
TI  - North American freshwater mussels: natural history, ecology, and conservation 
SN  - 9780521199384
AV  - QL430.6 .H28 2012
U1  - 594/.4 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge [England], New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Freshwater mussels
KW  - North America
KW  - Conservation
KW  - NATURE / Ecology
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-492) and index; Machine generated contents note: 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
N2  - "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"--
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