Changes in environmental conditions during Dreissena colonization of a monitoring station in eastern Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 744-756

  Howell, E Todd ^a   Marvin, Christopher H ^a   Bilyea, Robert W ^a   Kauss, Peter B ^a   Somers, Keith ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

benthic invertebrates; Lake Erie; metals; PAHs; sediment quality; water quality; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; TUBIFICIDAE; DREISSENA BUGENSIS;

COLONIZATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT QUALITY; WATER QUALITY; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ERIE;

EID: 0029659360     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0380-1330(96)70993-0     Document Type: Article

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