Pearl mussels (Margaritifera marocana) in Morocco: Conservation status of the rarest bivalve in African fresh waters

Margaritifera marocana is one of the rarest freshwater mussel species (listed as critically endangered), and is endemic toMorocco. Despite its constrained distribution and low abundance, to date there are no quantitative studies addressing the conservation status of this species. Surveys were conduc...

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Main Author: Sousa, Ronaldo (author)
Other Authors: Varandas, Simone (author), Teixeira, Amílcar (author), Ghamizi, Mohamed (author), Froufe, Elsa (author), Lopes-Lima, Manuel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Freshwater mussel
Morocco
Oum Er Rbia river basin
River Laabid
Water abstraction
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/12601
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/12601

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