Differences in wave-zone benthic invertebrate communities in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, 1974-2003

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 508-518

  Barton, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Dreissena; Georgian Bay; Lake Huron; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAKES; POPULATION STATISTICS; WETLANDS;

MUSSELS; WAVE-ZONE BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; POPULATION DECLINE;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOPTERA; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 13744263279     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70366-4     Document Type: Article

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