Dreissenids in Lake St. Clair in 2001: Evidence for population regulation

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 528-537

  Hunter, R Douglas ^a   Simons, Katherine A ^a,b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Land and Water Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Density; Dreissena polymorpha; Lake St. Clair

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRYING; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; OCEAN HABITATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYING; TISSUE; WETTING;

BALANCED SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DRY TISSUE BIOMASS; LAKE-WIDE MEAN DENSITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION REGULATION;

BIOMASS; DRYING; LAKES; MICROORGANISM CONTROL; SURVEYS; TISSUE; WETTING;

LAKE SAINT CLAIR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 13744253912     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0380-1330(04)70368-8     Document Type: Article

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