The effect of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the Wit River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Weyl, P S R ^a   de Moor, F C ^a,b   Hill, M P ^a   Weyl, O L F ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Albany Museum   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community structure; Conspicuous Taxa; Invasive predators; Predation

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOCERIDAE; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MOLLUSCA; ODONATA; PHYSIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79955460608     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2010.540776     Document Type: Article

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