Selective feeding and biodeposition by zebra mussels and their relation to changes in phytoplankton composition and seston load

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1207-1213

  Baker, Shirley M ^a   Levinton, Jeffrey S ^a   Kurdziel, Josepha P ^a   Shumway, Sandra E ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance rates; Particle selection; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON; SESTON;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; MICROCYSTIS; SPARTINA; TYPHA;

EID: 0032442229     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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