Dreissenids in Lake Erie: An algal filter or a fertilizer?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-194

  Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Culver, David A ^b   Boegman, Leon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Microcystis; Non native species; Quagga mussels; Water quality modeling; Zebra mussels; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; DREISSENIDAE; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 80053960643     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.2.07     Document Type: Article

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