North American Freshwater Mussels
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 14:32
in Biology & Nature
A new book by U.S. Forest Service scientist Wendell Haag provides the first comprehensive view of the ecology and conservation of the approximately 300 species of North American freshwater mussels. Intended for resource managers, scientists, students, and those interested in natural history, North American Freshwater Mussels (Cambridge University Press) highlights the diversity of the continent's mussel fauna, the animals' fascinating ecology and integral role in aquatic ecosystems, human uses of mussels, and mussels' desperate conservation plight.