TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patterson,Matthew A.
AU  - Mair,Rachel A.
TI  - Freshwater mussel propagation for restoration
SN  - 9781108551120 (ebook)
AV  - QL430.6 .P38 2018
U1  - 594/.4 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
KW  - Freshwater mussels
KW  - Reproduction
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Feb 2018)
N2  - Freshwater mussels are declining rapidly worldwide. Propagation has the potential to restore numbers of these remarkable organisms, preventing extinction of rare species and maintaining the many benefits that they bring to aquatic ecosystems. Written by practitioners with firsthand experience of propagation programs, this practical book is a thorough guide to the subject, taking readers through the process from start to finish. The latest propagation and culture techniques are explored as readers follow freshwater mussels through their amazing and complex life cycle. Topics covered include the basics of building a culture facility, collecting and maintaining brood stock, collecting host species, infesting host species with larval mussels, collecting and culturing juvenile mussels, releasing juveniles to the wild, and post-release monitoring. This will be valuable reading for any biologist interested in the conservation of freshwater mussel populations
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108551120
ER  -