Overview
- Sheds light on the latest information on the ecology, environmental impacts and control methods of Limnoperna fortunei in industrial plants
- Critically reviews information on these control methods tested with the golden mussel
- Equips readers with topics such as larval development, population dynamics, distribution and colonization
- Focuses on various strategies for control of the golden mussel
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology (INNA, volume 10)
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biology
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Ecology and Environmental Impact
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Distribution and Spread
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About this book
This book summarizes all currently available information on the ecology, environmental impacts and control methods of the golden mussel in industrial plants. The golden mussel was introduced in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and South America between 1965 and 1990, swiftly spreading in freshwater waterbodies. In most areas invaded it has become the dominant macroinverebrate and a major fouling pest of industrial plants. Limnoperna fortunei attaches to any hard surface, as well as to some less firm substrates. The growth of Limnoperna populations in raw cooling water conduits became a common nuisance in many industrial and power plants that use raw river or lake water for their processes, both in South America and in Asia. This work is written by experts on the golden mussel from Asia, Europe, North America and South America, each chapter critically reviews previously available information, which is in sources of limited distribution, such as internal reports and theses, in various languages.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Limnoperna Fortunei
Book Subtitle: The Ecology, Distribution and Control of a Swiftly Spreading Invasive Fouling Mussel
Editors: Demetrio Boltovskoy
Series Title: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13494-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13493-2Published: 04 May 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34826-1Published: 13 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13494-9Published: 20 April 2015
Series ISSN: 1874-7809
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 476
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Applied Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology