Factors controlling the age structure of Margaritifera falcata in 2 northern California streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 677-690

  Howard, Jeanette K ^a   Cuffey, Kurt M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Annual rings; California; Discharge; Freshwater mussels; Margaritifera falcata; Mortality; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; BIVALVE; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CALIFORNIA; EEL RIVER; NAVARRO RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MARGARITIFERA FALCATA;

EID: 33747616456     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[677:FCTASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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