Assessing the impacts of rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) on submergent macrophytes in a north-temperate U.S. lake using electric fences

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-297

  Peters, Jody A ^a   Kreps, Tim ^a,b   Lodge, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CRAYFISH; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LAKE; MACROPHYTE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; ELODEA CANADENSIS; ORCONECTES RUSTICUS; POTAMOGETON AMPLIFOLIUS; POTAMOGETON RICHARDSONII;

EID: 42449091011     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[287:ATIORC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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