Impacts of invasion by Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) on the performance of macroinvertebrate assessment tools for eutrophication pressure in lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 654, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-251

  Atalah, Javier ^a,b   Kelly Quinn, Mary ^a   Irvine, Kenneth ^c   Crowe, Tasman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ecological Consultancy Services Limited EcoServe   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alien species; Benthic; Bioindicators; Ecological classification; Nutrient enrichment; Water Framework Directive; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

ALIEN SPECIES; BENTHIC; BIO-INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; ZEBRA MUSSELS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; EUTROPHICATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BIOMARKERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; DISTURBANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; WATER PLANNING;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 77955767907     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0391-8     Document Type: Article

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