Effects of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion on the macrobenthos of the freshwater tidal Hudson River

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-425

  Strayer, David L ^a   Smith, Lane C ^a   Hunter, Dean C ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MACROBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0031828073     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z97-212     Document Type: Article

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