Potential effects of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii on zooplankton community abundance

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1323-1327

  Smith, Allison S ^a   Alexander Jr , James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; JELLYFISH; MORTALITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

KENTUCKY; LOUISVILLE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASCOMORPHA; BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CRASPEDACUSTA SOWERBYI; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LUMHOLTZI; DAPHNIA MAGNA; HYDROIDA; ROTIFERA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 56749173943     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn093     Document Type: Article

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