Substrate and fetch affect the emergence of freshwater mussels from lake sediments

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-330

  Cyr, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Elliptio complanata; Emergence; Lake; Mussel; Temperature; Unionid

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE; TEMPORAL PERIOD; UPWELLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; INVERTEBRATA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 67650930660     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-133.1     Document Type: Article

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