The effect of a native biological control agent for Eurasian watermilfoil on six North American watermilfoils

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-265

  Sheldon, Sallie P ^a   Creed Jr , Robert P ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Herbivory; Invasive species; Myriophyllum spicatum

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NONTARGET ORGANISM;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUHRYCHIOPSIS; EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM ALTERNIFLORUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM HUMILE; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERTICILLATUM;

EID: 0038496896     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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