The invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Levri, Edward P ^a   Kelly, Ashley A ^a   Love, Eric ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic; Hydrobiidae; Invasive; Lake Erie; New Zealand mud snail; Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; LAKES; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EXOTIC; HYDROBIIDAE; LAKE ERIE; NEW ZEALAND MUD SNAIL; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM;

BIODIVERSITY;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; RANGE EXPANSION; SNAIL;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK; STURGEON POINT; UNITED STATES;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIIDAE; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM;

EID: 34247217477     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[1:TINZMS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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