Exotic species in Lake Champlain

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-265

  Marsden, J Ellen ^a   Hauser, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Water Quality Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Canals; Exotic; Great Lakes; Invasion vector; Lake Champlain

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL BARRIER; COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; EXOTIC; EXOTIC SPECIES; GREAT LAKES; HUDSON RIVER; INVASION VECTOR; MOHAWK RIVER; NEW SPECIES; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS; PUBLIC EDUCATION; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; WATER CHESTNUT; ZEBRA MUSSELS;

BIODIVERSITY; CANALS; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; WATER QUALITY;

LAKE CHAMPLAIN; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; TRAPA;

EID: 67349202052     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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