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100 1 _aHaag, Wendell R.
245 1 0 _aNorth American freshwater mussels :
_bnatural history, ecology, and conservation /
_cWendell R. Haag.
260 _aCambridge [England] ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axvi, 505 p., [16] p of plates :
_bill. (some col.), maps ;
_c26 cm.
520 _a"Synthesizes ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 429-492) and index.
505 8 _aMachine 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.
650 0 _aFreshwater mussels
_zNorth America.
650 0 _aFreshwater mussels
_xConservation
_zNorth America.
650 7 _aNATURE / Ecology.
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