Effects of habitat suitability on the survival of relocated freshwater mussels

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 537-541

  Hamilton, Hannah ^a   Box, Jayne Brim ^a   Dorazio, Robert M ^a  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater mussels; Habitat suitability; Microhabitat; Relocation; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009470234     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1646(199711/12)13:6<537::AID-RRR483>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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