The ecology and impact of the invasion of Lake Ontario by the Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Quagga mussel (D. Bugensis)

State of Lake Ontario: Past, Present and Future

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 559-577

  Negley, T L ^a,d   Mills, E L ^a,d   Baldwin, B ^b   O'Gonnan R ^c   Owens, R W ^c  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Exotic species; Great Lakes; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955687191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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