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In the Search of the Lost Pearl - Rediscovery of Southern Populations of Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) in Russia as a Model of Conservation Research (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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In the Search of the Lost Pearl - Rediscovery of Southern Populations of Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) in Russia as a Model of Conservation Research (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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The monograph focuses on the European freshwater pearl mussel
Margaritifera margaritifera, which is an endangered bivalve
species. Most of its populations in the Russian section of the
Baltic Sea basin had never been studied, although they were known
in the past to the pearl fishers. "Rediscovery" included search for
the previously unknown populations, revealing the facts of
population extinctions, analysis of negative impacts, elaboration
of conservation measures, and revealing of regularities in
distribution. Patterns of land use and river management were
analyzed. The procedure of "rediscovery" was applied for other
animal species of Northwest Russia, which are threatened on a
global scale - thick-shelled mussel, Unio crassus; curlew Numenius
arquata; black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa; Northern Lapwing,
Vanellus vanellus; European mink, Mustela lutreola; pond bat,
Myotis dasycneme; Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio; and
broad-clawed crayfish, Astacus astacus. The methods and principles
of conservation studies were discussed. The obtained data were
analyzed with respect to current global change of biosphere. The
book will appeal to specialists dealing with conservation studies
and activities such as red lists, river protection, and
conservation of endangered species. Moreover, a part of the book
represents an interest for biogerontology as it presents discredit
of the popular concept on "negligible senescence." The data on
distribution of some animals in Russia will be interesting in terms
of zoology and biogeography, as they are not yet sufficiently
represented in the international editions. The book can be used as
supplemental reading for courses in biological invasions, ecology
and conservation, and biodiversity. The work also contains chapters
on global processes (deforestation, desertification, river
degradation) and can therefore also be used for general courses in
environmental sciences.
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