Simulating the effect of invasive species on native freshwater mussel communities

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-277

  Morales, Y ^a   Weber, L J ^b   Mynett, A E ^c   Newton, T J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b The University of Iowa   (United States)

^c WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater mussels; Individual based models; Population dynamics; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ECOHYDROLOGY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDRODYNAMICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSSEL CULTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 65849524514     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2007.9635326     Document Type: Article

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