Exotic species replacement: Shifting dominance of dreissenid mussels in the Soulanges Canal, upper St. Lawrence River, Canada

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 507-514

  Ricciardi, Anthony ^a   Whoriskey, Fred G ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Atlantic Salmon Federation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Biomass; Competitive exclusion; Dreissena; Exotic species; Quagga mussels; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; DOMINANCE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

BIVALVIA; CHRISTIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; EQUUS QUAGGA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 4944265268     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0507:ESRSDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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