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Mussels in the news

Started by Guest_ashtonmj_* , Dec 07 2008 02:05 PM

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#1 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 December 2008 - 02:05 PM

A nice, short article about N.A. freshwater mussels, their ecological benefits, and the efforts to restore their populations.

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#2 Guest_UncleWillie_*

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Posted 07 December 2008 - 02:10 PM

Thanks for posting that, Matt. That's a nice little article and hopefully will shed some light on the importance of mussels onto others.

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#3 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 December 2008 - 02:24 PM

I personally liked it because it showed and talked about some of the more functional roles they play, which for a long time was not understood well or not communicated.

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#4 Guest_farmertodd_*

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Posted 07 December 2008 - 03:06 PM

I couldn't agree more, Matt.

If people would like to do a little more advanced reading on the subject, there's two fantastic papers that Caryn Vaughn has made available on her website.

The old standard is the Functional Role of Burrowing Bivalves in Freshwater Systems:

http://faculty-staff...hn-1/review.pdf

And one that I'm going to be reading this evening now...

Community and Foodweb Ecology of Freshwater Mussels:

http://faculty-staff....JNABS.2008.pdf

Todd

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#5 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 December 2008 - 03:12 PM

You hit the nail on the head with both of those really. You'll enjoy the latest. It can and needs to be applied across scales, fauna, assemblages, and some of the more detailed interactions need to be further investigated.