The impact of a benthic filter feeder: Limitations imposed by physical transport of algae to the benthos

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 205-214

  Edwards, William J ^a   Rehmann, Chris R ^b   McDonald, Ellen ^c,d   Culver, David A ^c  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; FILTER FEEDER; HYDRODYNAMICS;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 20644451809     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f04-188     Document Type: Article

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