Changes in benthic invertebrate communities of South Bay, Lake Huron following invasion by zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), and potential effects on lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) diet and growth

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 180-193

  McNickle, Gordon G ^a,b   Rennie, Michael D ^a   Sprules, W Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; Diporeia; Dreissenid; Lake Huron; Lake whitefish; South Bay

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISHERIES; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION;

BENTHIC ANIMALS; BENTHOS; DIPOREIA; DREISSENID; LAKE HURON; LAKE WHITEFISH; OLIGOCHAETA; SOUTH BAY;

LAKES;

BAY; BENTHOS; DIET; ENERGY BUDGET; FISH; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; ISOPOD; LAKE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; MANITOULIN ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SOUTH BAY;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; DIPOREIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; MYSIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 33645730216     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[180:CIBICO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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