1. Until recently the status of Margaritifera margaritifera L. in Northern Ireland was not well documented. This paper presents the results of field surveys conducted in 1990/'91 and in 1996 at over 200 sites covering all major river systems in Northern Ireland. 2. Margaritifera populations in Nort
Conserving the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.) in the British Isles and Continental europe
โ Scribed by Mark R. Young
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-7613
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