North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation

✍ Scribed by Wendell R. Haag

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 545
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This well-illustrated book highlights freshwater mussels' fabulous diversity, amazing array of often bizarre ecological adaptations, and their dire conservation plight. Summarizing and synthesizing historical and contemporary information as well as original research and analysis, the book describes the diverse array of mussel life history strategies and builds a cohesive narrative culminating in the development of explicit frameworks to explain pervasive patterns in mussel ecology. The fascinating and colorful role of mussels in human society is also described in detail, including the little-known pearl button industry of the early 1900s and the wild and often violent shell harvest of the 1990s. The final chapter details humans' efforts to save these fascinating animals and gives a prognosis for the future of the North American fauna. The book provides the first comprehensive review of mussel ecology and conservation for scientists, natural resource professionals, students, and natural history enthusiasts.

✦ Table of Contents

01.0_pp_i_ii_North_American_Freshwater_Mussels
02.0_pp_iii_iii_North_American_Freshwater_Mussels
03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page
04.0_pp_v_v_Dedication
05.0_pp_vi_vi_Dedication
06.0_pp_vii_x_Contents
07.0_pp_xi_xiv_Preface
08.0_pp_xv_xviii_Acknowledgments
09.0_pp_1_43_Introduction_to_mussels_and_mussel_ecology
10.0_pp_44_59_Catching_the_mussel_bug
11.0_pp_60_96_Diversity_and_biogeography
12.0_pp_97_139_Aquatic_habitats_and_mussel_assemblages
13.0_pp_140_179_Host_use_and_host_infection_strategies
14.0_pp_180_214_These_are_very_different_animals
15.0_pp_215_241_Mussel_population_biology
16.0_pp_242_287_Putting_it_all_together
17.0_pp_288_315_Human_exploitation_of_mussels
18.0_pp_316_390_The_decline_of_the_North_American_mussel_fauna
19.0_pp_391_422_Mussel_conservation
20.0_pp_423_425_Values_for_life_history_traits_of_representative_North_American_mussel_species
21.0_pp_426_428_Sources_for_mussel_assemblage_data
22.0_pp_429_492_Bibliography
23.0_pp_493_505_Index

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