Interference competition between alien invasive gammaridean species

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2119-2132

  van Riel, M C ^a   van der Velde, G ^a,b   bij de Vaate, A ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Waterfauna Hydrobiologisch Adviesbureau   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioinvasions; Competition; Gammaridea; Predation; Substratum choice

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DOMINANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER;

DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARIDEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 70350369694     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9486-4     Document Type: Article

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