Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) effects on sediment, other zoobenthos, and the diet and growth of adult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in pond enclosures

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1903-1915

  Thayer, Sarah A ^a   Haas, Robert C ^b   Hunter, R Douglas ^a   Kushler, Robert H ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENCLOSURE EXPERIEMTN; GROWTH; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; YELLOW PERCH; ZEBRA MUSSEL; ZOOBENTHIS;

USA, MICHIGAN, LAKE ST CLAIR;

EID: 0031470615     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-8-1903     Document Type: Article

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