Freshwater Mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee

by Nathan A. Johnson, James D. Williams, Gary L. Warren, et al.

Alabama rivers and waterways are home to the largest and most diverse population of freshwater mussel species in the nation, roughly 60% of U.S. mussel fauna. The Mobile River Basin, which drains portions of Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi waterways, also contains diverse mussel populations. However, many of these species have been significantly depleted in the last century due to habitat alteration (river damming, channelization, siltation),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817316132
• ISBN13: 9780817316136
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 8.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 9.2" x 11.9"