Prehistoric decline in freshwater mussels coincident with the advent of maize agriculture

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 547-551

  Peacock, Evan ^a   Haag, Wendell R ^b   Warren Jr , Melvin L ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epioblasma; Freshwater diversity; Prehistoric human impacts

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIVALVE; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREHISTORIC;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EPIOBLASMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 16244418402     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00036.x     Document Type: Article

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