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

by Wendell R. Haag

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521199387
• ISBN13: 9780521199384
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 9.8"