Quagga and zebra mussels : biology, impacts, and control

• Other Authors: Nalepa, T. F. (Editor), Schloesser, Donald W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2014]
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Zebra mussel.; Quagga mussel.; Zebra mussel > Control.; Quagga mussel > Control.; Zebra mussel > Environmental aspects.; Quagga mussel > Environmental aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781439854372
• Physical Description: 1 online resource : text file, PDF

"The introduction and rapid spread of the zebra mussel in North American waters has caused great concern among industrial and recreational users of these waters. This bivalve mollusk is a biofouler that attaches to any firm substrate (e.g. rocks, piers, water intake pipes, boat hulls) and has a...

Table of Contents:

• part I. Prelude
• part II. Distribution and spread
• part III. Response, management, and mitigation
• part IV. Morphology, physiology, and behavior
• part V. Impacts
• part VI. General
• part VII. Appendix : narratives for video clips.