Impact of an introduced Crustacean on the trophic webs of Mediterranean wetlands

Biological Invasions

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-73

  Geiger, Walter ^a   Alcorlo, Paloma ^a   Baltanás, Angel ^a   Montes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Invasive species; Mediterranean wetlands; Procambarus clarkii; Trophic web

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRAYFISH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; LIFE HISTORY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; CRUSTACEA; MAMMALIA; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 11844260132     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-004-9635-8     Document Type: Review

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