Assimilation of micro- and mesozooplankton by zebra mussels: A demonstration of the food web link between zooplankton and benthic suspension feeders

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 308-312

  Wong, Wai Hing ^a   Levinton, Jeffrey S ^a   Twining, Benjamin S ^a   Fisher, Nicholas ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOENERGETICS; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANKTIVORY; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

HUDSON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0037247323     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1.0308     Document Type: Article

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