Changes to the deepwater benthos of eastern Lake Erie since the invasion of Dreissena: 1979-1993

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 922-930

  Dermott, Ronald ^a   Kerec, Dave ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED MUSSEL; MEIOFAUNA;

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

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COPEPODA; DIPOREIA; DIPOREIA HOYI; DIPTERA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; PISIDIUM;

EID: 0030807225     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-4-922     Document Type: Article

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