Changes in the macrobenthic community structure following the introduction of the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata in the Matapedia River (Québec, Canada)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 647, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-70

  Gillis, Carole Anne ^a,b   Chalifour, Mireille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b Matapedia River Watershed Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community structure; Didymosphenia geminata; EPT; Freshwater invertebrates; Invasive species; Periphyton; Stalked diatom

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FOOD WEB; ATLANTIC SALMON; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHIRONOMIDAE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; CONTROL SITES; FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; PERIPHYTONS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SAMPLING SITE; SIMPSON; STABLE FLOWS;

ANIMALS; BLOOMS (METAL); SOCIAL SCIENCES;

RIVER CONTROL;

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PERIPHYTON;

CANADA; MATAPEDIA RIVER; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA; INVERTEBRATA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 77952010042     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9832-7     Document Type: Article

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