TY - BOOK ID - 4863736 TI - Limnoperna Fortunei : The Ecology, Distribution and Control of a Swiftly Spreading Invasive Fouling Mussel PY - 2015 SN - 9783319134949 3319134930 9783319134932 3319134949 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life Sciences. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Applied Ecology. KW - Conservation Biology/Ecology. KW - Life sciences. KW - Aquatic biology. KW - Conservation biology. KW - Sciences de la vie KW - Hydrobiologie KW - Biologie de la conservation KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Ecology KW - Biology - General KW - Biological invasions. KW - Bio-invasions KW - Bioinvasions KW - Invasions, Biological KW - Applied ecology. KW - Aquatic ecology. KW - Ecology. KW - Natural selection KW - Population biology KW - Nature conservation KW - Environmental protection KW - Hydrobiology KW - Water biology KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Ecology . KW - Balance of nature KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Aquatic biology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4863736 AB - 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. ER -