A review of freshwater gastropod conservation: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Lysne, Steven J ^a   Perez, Kathryn E ^b,c   Brown, Kenneth M ^d   Minton, Russell L ^e   Sides, Jeffrey D ^f  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^f University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative conservation; Freshwater gastropods; Research; Review; Snails; Strategy

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE SECTOR; GASTROPOD; RESEARCH; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 47049118217     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-061.1     Document Type: Review

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