North American freshwater mussels
Subtitle: natural history, ecology, and conservation
By: Wendell R. Haag
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 505
ISBN-13: 9780521199384
Subjects: Freshwater mussels; NATURE / Ecology; Conservation
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.