Post-invasion amphipod communities of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland: Influences of habitat selection and mutual predation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 756-767

  Dick, Jaimie T A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amphipod crustaceans; community structure; differential predation; habitat selection; Lough Neagh; species invasions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED AMPHIPOD; PREDATION;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND, LOUGH NEAGH;

AMPHIPODA; CRANGONYX PSEUDOGRACILIS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI CELTICUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS;

EID: 0030302852     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5674     Document Type: Article

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