Effects of substrate and hydrodynamic conditions on the formation of mussel beds in a large river

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 664-676

  Morales, Y ^a   Weber, L J ^b   Mynett, A E ^c   Newton, T J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow refuges; Freshwater mussels; Numerical modelling; Substrate stability

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; HABITAT; HYDRODYNAMICS; JUVENILE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHELL BED; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33745851641     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[664:EOSAHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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