Independent and interactive effects of crayfish and darters on a stream benthic community

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 524-532

  Stelzer, Robert S ^a,b   Lamberti, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Crayfish; Darter; Field experiment; Indirect effects; Michigan

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ANHINGIDAE; ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; ETHEOSTOMA CAERULEUM; INVERTEBRATA; ORCONECTES PROPINQUUS;

EID: 0033380305     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468384     Document Type: Article

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