Effects of the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea on benthic macroinvertebrate taxa in laboratory experiments

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Werner, Stefan ^a   Rothhaupt, Karl Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biodeposition; Bioturbation; Ecosystem engineering; Exotic bivalve

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; BURROWING ORGANISM; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GASTROPOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOPOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER;

BODENSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ARTHROPODA; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; BIVALVIA; CENTROPTILUM LUTEOLUM; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; CRUSTACEA; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; ERPOBDELLA OCTOCULATA; GAMMARUS; GASTROPODA; GLOSSIPHONIA COMPLANATA; HEXAPODA; HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 62749179692     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0173-0145     Document Type: Article

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