Ecological traits of the amphipod invader Dikerogammarus villosus on a mesohabitat scale

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-56

  Devin, S ^a,b   Piscart, C ^a   Beisel, J N ^a   Moreteau, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Campus Bridoux   (France)

Author keywords

Dikerogammarus villosus; Ecological traits; Invasive species; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EUROPE;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX SPLENDENS; COENAGRIONIDAE; COROPHIIDAE; COROPHIUM; COROPHIUM CURVISPINUM; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS PULEX; ODONATA; PULEX; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0141726809     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0158-0043     Document Type: Article

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