Can snail herbivory influence the outcome of competition between Elodea species?

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Barrat Segretain, Marie Hélène ^a   Lemoine, Damien G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; Competitive interaction; Elodea canadensis; Elodea nuttallii; Invasive plant; Invertebrate grazing; Lymnaea stagnalis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SNAIL; WEED;

ELODEA; ELODEA CANADENSIS; ELODEA NUTTALLII; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS;

EID: 33845516268     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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