The current distribution and status of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera L. 1758 in north-west Ireland

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-177

  Beasley, C R ^a   Roberts, D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; BIVALVIA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; FRESHWATER MUSSEL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PEARL MUSSEL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE;

IRELAND, COUNTY DONEGAL;

EID: 0030404664     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199609)6:3<169::AID-AQC190>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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