Resources by R.J. Neves
Title | Available As | Summary | Date | ID | Author |
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Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - What Is Aquatic Biodiversity; Why Is it Important? | Aquatic biodiversity is the rich and wonderful variety of plants and animals—from crayfish to catfish, from mussels to mayflies, from tadpoles to trout—that live in watery habitats. It is the number of different native species, or species richness. |
Dec 18, 2019 | 420-520 (CNRE-77P) | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Why Is Aquatic Biodiversity Declining? | When a species goes extinct, all the genetic information carried by individuals of that species is lost forever, never to be reproduced again. Extinction is a terrible waste of life and a loss of potential solutions to future problems such as possible cures to disease and solutions for survival in a changing world. |
Jan 7, 2020 | 420-521 (CNRE-78P) | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Freshwater Mussel Biodiversity and Conservation | Nearly 300 species of mussels inhabit freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes in the United States. This is the richest diversity of mussels found in the world and an extraordinary natural heritage that needs protection. Because of the lustrous,
pearl-like interior of the shells, some of these pearly mussels have important commercial value in the cultured pearl and jewelry industry. |
Jan 7, 2020 | 420-523 (CNRE-80P) | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Freshwater Fish Biodiversity and Conservation | Nearly 800 native fish species in 36 families
inhabit the freshwater rivers, streams, and
lakes of the United States and Canada. North
America has the most diverse temperate freshwater
fish fauna in the world. |
Feb 11, 2020 | 420-525 (CNRE-83P) |