Coexistence of an invasive and a native gammarid across an experimental flow gradient: Flow-refuge use, -mortality, and leaf-litter decay

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-48

  Felten, Vincent ^a   Dolédec, Sylvain ^a   Statzner, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Dikerogammarus villosus; Discharge restoration; Gammarus pulex; Running waters; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; REFUGE; SHEAR STRESS;

ALNUS; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 56149115741     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0037     Document Type: Article

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