Microhabitat selection by the invasive amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and native Gammarus fasciatus in laboratory experiments and in Lake Erie

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 567-578

  Van Overdijk, Colin D A ^a   Grigorovich, Igor A ^a   Mabee, Tracy ^a   Ray, William J ^a   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^a   MacIsaac, Hugh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Competitive displacement; Exotic species; Habitat selection; Lake Erie

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CLADOPHORA; DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; ECHINOGAMMARUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FASCIATUS; LAURENTIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0037386310     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01041.x     Document Type: Article

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