Zebra mussel impacts on unionids: A synthesis of trends in North America and Europe

Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition

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  Lucy, Frances E ^a,b   Burlakova, Lyubov E ^c   Karatayev, Alexander Y ^c   Mastitsky, Sergey E ^d   Zanatta, David T ^e  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b Environmental Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^c BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d RNT Consulting Inc   (Canada)

^e CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b15437     Document Type: Chapter

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