Nitrogen and phosphorus recycling by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the western basin of Lake Erie

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 646-659

  Arnott, Diane L ^a,b   Vanni, Michael J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; MOLLUSCA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM; BIVALVIA;

INTRODUCED BIVALVE; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ERIE;

EID: 0029662393     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-214     Document Type: Article

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