Differences in composition of macroinvertebrate communities with invasive and native Gammarus spp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 306-315

  Kelly, D W ^b   Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   Montgomery, W I ^b   MacNeil, C ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gammarus; Invasive species; Macroinvertebrate community; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STREAM;

LISSAN RIVER; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; PULEX;

EID: 0037314996     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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