Distribution of unionid freshwater mussels depends on the distribution of host fishes on a regional scale
Distribution of unionid freshwater mussels depends on the distribution of host fishes on a regional scale
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00940.x
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发表时间：
2013-04
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
A. Schwalb;T. Morris;N. Mandrak;K. Cottenie
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作者：
A. Schwalb;T. Morris;N. Mandrak;K. Cottenie
成功保护濒危贻贝群落在一定程度上需要彻底了解影响其分布的过程。因此，我们测试了以下预测：(1) 寄主鱼类的分布解释了贻贝群落组成的显着变化。此外，由于贻贝分布还取决于空间过程和环境变量，我们预测：（2）安大略省贻贝的分布和群落组成在八个连续的流域中存在差异，流入五大湖的三个不同盆地（休伦湖、圣克莱尔湖和伊利湖）； (3)环境变量也解释了贻贝分布的部分原因。
The successful conservation of endangered mussel communities requires, in part, a thorough understanding of the processes that shape their distribution. Therefore, we tested the prediction that (1) the distribution of host fishes explains a significant amount of variation in mussel community composition. In addition, because mussel distribution also depends on spatial processes and environmental variables, we predicted that (2) the distribution and community composition of mussels in Ontario varies across eight contiguous watersheds, flowing into three different basins of the Great Lakes (Huron, St. Clair and Erie); and (3) environmental variables also explain part of the mussel distribution.