Potential impact of invasive amphipods on leaf litter recycling in aquatic ecosystems

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2861-2868

  Piscart, Christophe ^a   Mermillod Blondin, Florian ^a   Maazouzi, Chafik ^a,b   Merigoux, Sylvie ^a   Marmonier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Dikerogammarus villosus; Ecosystem functioning; Gammarus tigrinus; Organic matter recycling

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC MATTER;

FRANCE; LORRAINE; MEURTHE RIVER; RHONE RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS;

EID: 80255131132     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-9969-y     Document Type: Article

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