Introduced bivalves in freshwater ecosystems: The impact of Corbicula on organic matter dynamics in a sandy stream

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 445-451

  Hakenkamp, Christine C ^a,b   Palmer, Margaret A ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corbicula fluminea; Non native bivalve; Organic matter; Streams

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 0033034707     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050806     Document Type: Article

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