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: Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes (author)
Other Authors: Amorim, Ângela (author), Sobral, Carina (author), Froufe, Elsa (author), Varandas, Simone (author), Teixeira, Amílcar (author), Lima, Manuel Lopes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Age factors
Animals
Bivalvia
Body size
Conservation of natural resources
Environmental monitoring
Population density
Portugal
Rivers
Animal distribution
Ecosystem
Conservation
Distribution
Freshwater pearl mussel
Margaritifera margaritifera
River Paiva
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/49221
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/49221

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/49221

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