Distribution, abundance, and range of the round goby, Apollina melanostoma, in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and St. Louis River estuary, 1998-2004

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 535-543

  Bergstrom, Margot A ^a   Evrard, Lori M ^b   Mensinger, Allen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic invasive species; Lake Superior; Neogobius melanostomus; Round goby; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; LAKES; RIVERS;

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS; ROUND GOBY; TELEOST;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HARBOR; RANGE EXPANSION; TELEOST; TRAWLING;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LOUIS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

APOLLONIA; APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; MELANOSTOMA; NEOGOBIUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 53649102220     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34[535:DAAROT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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