Space as a limiting resource in freshwater systems: Competition between zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and freshwater sponges (Porifera)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 517, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 137-145

  Lauer, Thomas E ^a   Spacie, Anne ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Competition; Competitive exclusion; Dominance; Lake Michigan

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; LAKES; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MUSSELS; SPECIES INTERACTIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BENTHOS; DOMINANCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIMITING FACTOR; MOLLUSC; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPONGE;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PORIFERA; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 4043092311     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000027342.31716.9a     Document Type: Article

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