Site exposure, substrate, depth, and the thermocline affect the growth of native unionid mussels in a stratified lake
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DOI: 10.1086/710758
Abstract: The distribution of the native mussel Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) in lakes is limited to nearshore areas above the thermocline. Their distribution appears to be constrained by wind-driven physical forces, and if so, we expect:… read more here.
Keywords: stratified lake; depth; site exposure; thermocline ... See more keywords