The role of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in structuring macroinvertebrate communities on hard substrata

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2596-2608

  Ricciardi, Anthony ^a   Whoriskey, Fred G ^b   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HARD-BOTTOM COMMUNITY; INTRODUCED MUSSEL; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA; ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0031412121     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-174     Document Type: Article

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