Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on seston levels and sediment deposition in western Lake Erie

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2284-2291

  Klerks, Paul L ^a   Fraleigh, Peter C ^b   Lawniczak, Jay E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEPOSITION; INTRODUCED BIVALVE; SEDIMENT; SESTON; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LAKE ERIE; USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ERIE; USA, OHIO, MAUMEE RIVER;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0030433335     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-10-2284     Document Type: Article

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