Archaeology and Biogeography of Prehistoric Freshwater Mussel Shell in Mississippi (BAR International) - Softcover

Peacock, Evan; Jenkins, Cliff; Jacobs, Paul F.; Greenleaf, Joseph

 
9781407308746: Archaeology and Biogeography of Prehistoric Freshwater Mussel Shell in Mississippi (BAR International)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1407308742 ISBN 13: 9781407308746
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports, 2011

Synopsis

The southeastern United States is home to the richest, most diverse freshwater mussel faunas on the planet, and Mississippi is no exception in this regard. Until fairly recent times, however, only qualitative lists of taxa were available and/or sampling was unsystematic and spotty. More recent work has taken place in waterways that have been significantly impacted by erosion, other forms of water pollution, and impoundment in modern times. Thus, even the best modern studies could benefit from a better knowledge of ranges and community characteristics as they existed prehistorically, when human impact, though present, an to this end this work presents a robust synthesis of pre-industrial mussel distributions and relative abundances in the state.

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Evan Peacock, Cliff Jenkins, Paul F. Jacobs, and Joseph Greenleaf

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Publisher
British Archaeological Reports
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1407308742
ISBN 13 
9781407308746
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
166