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Author: Wendell R. Haag
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-08-27
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 0521199387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSynthesizes the ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts.
Author: David L. Strayer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2008-06-10
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0520942523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPearly 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.
Author: Matthew A. Patterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-02-22
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1108445314
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.
Author: Stefan Schmutz
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-05-08
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 3319732501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards a sustainable future of riverine ecosystems. Principal structures and functions of the biogeosphere of rivers are explained; key threats are identified, and effective solutions for restoration and mitigation are provided. Rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. They increasingly suffer from pollution, water abstraction, river channelisation and damming. Fundamental knowledge of ecosystem structure and function is necessary to understand how human acitivities interfere with natural processes and which interventions are feasible to rectify this. Modern water legislation strives for sustainable water resource management and protection of important habitats and species. However, decision makers would benefit from more profound understanding of ecosystem degradation processes and of innovative methodologies and tools for efficient mitigation and restoration. The book provides best-practice examples of sustainable river management from on-site studies, European-wide analyses and case studies from other parts of the world. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of aquatic ecology, river system functioning, conservation and restoration, to postgraduate students, to institutions involved in water management, and to water related industries.
Author: James David Williams
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780817316136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive accounting of the richest mussel fauna in the US
Author: G. Bauer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 3642568696
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll 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.
Author: Thomas F. Nalepa
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2013-10-25
Total Pages: 820
ISBN-13: 143985436X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe introduction and rapid spread of two Eurasian mussel species, Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel) and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (quagga mussel), in waters of North America has caused great concern among industrial and recreational water users. These invasive species can create substantial problems for raw water users such as water treatment facilities and power plants, and they can have other negative impacts by altering aquatic environments. In the 20 years since the first edition of this book was published, zebra mussels have continued to spread, and quagga mussels have become the greater threat in the Great Lakes, in deep regions of large lakes, and in the southwestern Unites States. Quagga mussels have also expanded greatly in eastern and western Europe since the first book edition was published. Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition provides a broad view of the zebra/quagga mussel issue, offering a historic perspective and up-to-date information on mussel research. Comprising 48 chapters, this second edition includes reviews of mussel morphology, physiology, and behavior. It details mussel distribution and spread in Europe and across North America, and examines policy and regulatory responses, management strategies, and mitigation efforts. In addition, this book provides extensive coverage of the impact of invasive mussel species on freshwater ecosystems, including effects on water clarity, phytoplankton, water quality, food web changes, and consequences to other aquatic fauna. It also reviews and offers new insights on how zebra and quagga mussels respond and adapt to varying environmental conditions. This new edition includes seven video clips that complement chapter text and, through visual documentation, provide a greater understanding of mussel behavior and distribution.
Author: Gerry Closs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 601
ISBN-13: 1107040116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA global assessment of the current state of freshwater fish biodiversity and the opportunities and challenges to conservation.
Author: W. Wallace Covington
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This conference brought together scientists and managers from federal, state, and local agencies, along with private-sector interests, to examine key concepts involving sustainable ecological systems, and ways in which to apply these concepts to ecosystem management. Session topics were: ecological consequences of land and water use changes, biology of rare and declining species and habitats, conservation biology and restoration ecology, developing and applying ecological theory to management of ecological systems and forest health, and sustainable ecosystems to respond to human needs. A plenary session established the philosophical and historical contexts for ecosystem management."--Title page verso.
Author: Annabelle Cuttelod
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9789279201981
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"IUCN Global Species Programme, IUCN Regional Office for Europe, IUCN Species Survival Commission."
