Download or read book Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems written by Gerald L. Mackie and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon its initial publication more than fifteen years ago, this book broke new ground with its comprehensive coverage of the biology and ecology, distribution and dispersal mechanisms, physiology, monitoring, negative and positive impacts, and control of aquatic invasive species of mussels, clams, and snails. Building on this foundation, the second

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