Short-term crayfish effects on stream algae and invertebrates

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-104

  Keller, Troy A ^a   Ruman, Laura C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CRAYFISH; DIATOM; SNAIL;

DECAPODA; GASTROPODA; ORCONECTES PROPINQUUS;

EID: 0031935458     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1998.9663595     Document Type: Article

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