The 100th meridian initiative at the lake mead national recreation area, NV, USA: Differences between boater behaviors before and after a quagga mussel, driessena rostiformis bugensis, invasion

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-229

  Mueting, Sara A ^a   Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

100 th meridian initiative; Boater education; Invasive mussels; Lake Mead

Indexed keywords

DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 80053944551     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.2.11     Document Type: Article

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