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The German sea shells – New publication presents an extensive documentation of mussels living in German sea areas (and beyond)
![The animal group of marine bivalves in the German waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea shows a remarkable diversity.](assets/images/1/T-9988-Titel-1_klein-0d096a98.jpg)
Michael L. Zettler, senior scientist at the IOW, has been researching the occurrence and living conditions of the inhabitants of the seabed of the Baltic Sea and other seas – the so-called zoobenthos – for many years. Now he has contributed his profound expertise to a monograph on the marine bivalves of Germany, thus closing, together with co-author Axel Alf, a gap in the renowned series “Die Tierwelt Deutschlands”.
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