What a difference a species makes: A meta-analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-196

  Higglns, S N ^a   Vander Zanden, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Biological invasion; Cross habitat subsidies; Dreissena spp; Ecosystem engineer; Exotic species; Facilitation; Food web disruption; Invasive species; Quagga mussel; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENERGY FLOW; FACILITATION; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROPHYTE; META-ANALYSIS; ZOOBENTHOS;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 77951733849     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 15577015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1249.1     Document Type: Article

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