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Freshwater mussels of Florida

James D. Williams·Robert S. Butler·Gary L. Warren·Nathan A. Johnson
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An exhaustive guide to all aspects of the freshwater mussel fauna in Florida, Freshwater Mussels of Florida covers the ecology, biology, distribution, and conservation of the many species of bivalve mollusks in the Sunshine State. In the past three decades, researchers, the public, businesses that depend on wildlife, and policy makers have given more attention to the threatened natural diversity of the Southeast, including freshwater mussels. This compendium meets the increasingly urgent need to catalog this imperiled group of aquatic organisms in the United States.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 24.297040469311572° to 31.005862904624205° latitude; -87.64892578125° to -79.837646484375° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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James D. Williams, Robert S. Butler, Gary L. Warren, Nathan A. Johnson. 2014. Freshwater mussels of Florida. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70138849

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