Negative effect of zebra mussels on foraging and habitat use by lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 493-500

  McCabe, D J ^a   Beekey, M A ^a,c   Mazloff, A ^b   Marsden, J E ^b  

^a SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Foraging; Habitat structure; Invasive species; Lake sturgeon; Predator prey; Soft sediment; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MOLLUSC;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; AMPHIPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; ISOPODA;

EID: 33746555645     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.754     Document Type: Article

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