Open AccessA Survey of the Mussels (Unionacea) of the Illinois River
Author(s) -
William C. Starrett
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
illinois natural history survey bulletin/bulletin - illinois natural history survey
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-0687
pISSN - 0073-4918
DOI - 10.21900/j.inhs.v30.159
Subject(s) - mussel , sound (geography) , mollusca , fishery , geography , ecology , biology , oceanography , geology
The basic purposes of this investigation were to make a survey of the pearly mussel (Mollusca: Pelecypoda: Unionacea) populations of the entire Illinois River in order to formulate a sound basis for managing the mussel resource of this river, and to determine what species and distributional changes had taken place during the past century.