A01=David L. Strayer
Author_David L. Strayer
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conservation
contemporary ecology
critical approach
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endangered species
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extinct
extinct animals
extinct mussels
extinct species
fish habitat
food mussels
freshwater ecology
freshwater ecosystems
freshwater lakes
habitat
habitat quality
healthy ecosystems
mother of pearl
mussel ecology
mussel habitat
mussel populations
mussel predators
mussels
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parasites
pearls
pearly mussels
rivers and streams
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water
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Product details
- ISBN 9780520255265
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2008
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 analysis 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.
David L. Strayer is Senior Scientist at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies and author of Pearly Mussels of New York State, among other books.
