Changes in phytoplankton community structure during the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion of the Hudson River (New York)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1567-1579

  Smith, Thomas E ^a   Stevenson, R Jan ^a   Caraco, Nina F ^b   Cole, Jonathan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER; UNITED STATES; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON;

HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0031874023     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.8.1567     Document Type: Article

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