Density-dependent biodiversity effects on physical habitat modification by freshwater bivalves

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1013-1019

  Allen, Daniel C ^a   Vaughn, Caryn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF); Bivalvia: Unionidae; Ecohydrology; Ecosystem engineers; Erosion; Freshwater mussels; Sediment transport; Substrate stability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; BURROWING ORGANISM; CAPTURE METHOD; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; POLYCULTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BIVALVIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 79955916894     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0219.1     Document Type: Article

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