LEADER 03072cam 2200469 a 4500001 ocn780161444 003 OCoLC 005 20141212052350.0 008 120203s2012 enkaf b 001 0 eng 010 2012004664 020 9780521199384 (hardback) 020 0521199387 (hardback) 035 (Sirsi) 99952412232 035 99952412232 035 (OCoLC)780161444 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dUKMGB |dBDX |dOCLCO |dYDXCP |dBWX |dYAM |dCDX |dCOO |dSTF |dAGL |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n------ 050 00 QL430.6 |b.H28 2012 070 0 QL430.6 |b.H28 2012 074 n------ 082 00 594/.4 |223 084 NAT010000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Haag, Wendell R. |=^A1141359 245 10 North American freshwater mussels : |bnatural history, ecology, and conservation / |cWendell R. Haag. 260 Cambridge [England] ;New York : |bCambridge University Press, |c2012. 300 xvi, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations (some color), maps ; |c26 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 520 "Synthesizes ecology and natural history of North American freshwater mussels for scientists, natural resource professionals, students and natural history enthusiasts"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-492) and index. 505 0 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 -- Appendix A. Values for life history traits of representative North American mussel species -- Appendix B. Sources for mussel assemblage data. 650 0 Freshwater mussels |zNorth America. |=^A407688 650 0 Freshwater mussels |xConservation |zNorth America. |=^A407688 650 7 NATURE / Ecology. |2bisacsh 949 |i30372013904799 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s140.00 |tJoyner48 |uJBIO |zUSD 596 1 998 3276187