Author: Edward Perry ChurchillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater mussels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Food and Feeding in Fresh-water Mussels
Author: Edward Perry ChurchillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater mussels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The Food and Feeding Habits of Freshwater Mussels
Author: William Ray AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater mussels
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Freshwater Mussel Propagation for Restoration
Author: Matthew A. PattersonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108445314
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.
North American Freshwater Mussels
Author: Wendell R. HaagPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521199387
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Synthesizes the ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts.
Freshwater Mussel Ecology
Author: David L. StrayerPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520942523
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Pearly 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.
Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
Author: Kevin S. CummingsPublisher: ILlinois Natural History Survey
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida
Author: G. BauerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642568696
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
All those who think that bivalves are boring are in the best company. Karl von Frisch is reported to have turned the pages more quickly in texts where bivalves were treated because, according to him, they literally lack any behaviour. The fact that they can filtrate huge amounts of water, burrow into the sedi ment, actively swim, drill holes into rocks and boats or detect shadows with the aid of pretty blue eyes located on the rim of their mantle obviously left v. Frisch unimpressed. Why, then, a book on the large freshwater mussels (Naiads or Unionoida), which on first sight are much less spectacular than the marine ones? The main reason is that they are keepers of secrets which they reveal only on close and careful inspection. This is not only true for the pearls some species produce and which over centuries have contributed to the treasures of bishops and kings, but particularly for their ecology: their life cycles are linked with those of fishes, some can occur in incredible densities and some can live for more than 100 years. Thus, the presence or absence of naiads in a lake or stream has manifold implications.
River Algae
Author: Orlando Necchi JRPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319319841
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The content is focused on benthic communities showing how they play an in important role in the river ecosystems. Provides also information on taxonomy of river-inhabiting algal groups, including phylogeny, distribution, collection, preservation and description of the most representative genera of algae in river benthic algal communities. The book also approaches the ecology of river algae not to mention the ecological factors influencing abundance, distribution and diversity of river benthic algal communities and their use as bio-indicators, providing an up-to-date information on taxonomy, ecology, methodology and uses, and a great source of research to everyone interested in freshwater algae, limnology, water quality assessment and biodiversity in river ecosystems.
Experiments in the Culture of Fresh-water Mussels
Author: Arthur Day HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater mussels
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Natural History and Propagation of Fresh-water Mussels
Author: Robert Ervin CokerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description