Abundance of Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis in a warmwater plume: Effects of depth and temperature

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1705-1712

  Mitchell, Jeremy S ^a   Bailey, Robert C ^b   Knapton, Richard W ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Long Point Bird Observatory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; BIVALVIA;

INTRODUCED BIVALVE; QUAGGA MUSSEL; WARMWATER DISCHARGE; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

CANADA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ERIE; CANADA, ONTARIO, NANTICOKE;

EID: 0030303594     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-111     Document Type: Article

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