Ecological status of a Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) population at the southern edge of its distribution (River Paiva, Portugal)

An important population of the critically endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) was surveyed at the edge of its southern distribution (River Paiva, Portugal). Although an earlier study suggested that this population had a very low number of individuals (<500), a nar...

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Main Author: Amorim, Ângela (author)
Other Authors: Sobral, Carina (author), Froufe, Elsa (author), Varandas, Simone (author), Teixeira, Amílcar (author), Lopes-Lima, Manuel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Conservation
Distribution
Freshwater pearl mussel
Margaritifera margaritifera
River Paiva
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/8640
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/8640

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/8640

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