An alternative hypothesis to invasional meltdown in the Laurentian Great Lakes region: General facilitation by Dreissena

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-641

  DeVanna, Kristen M ^a   Bodamer, Betsy L ^a   Wellington, Colleen G ^a   Hammer, Erin ^a   Mayer, Christine M ^a   Bossenbroek, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrate; Ecosystem engineer; Exotic species; Non indigenous; Round goby; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER; EXOTIC SPECIES; NON-INDIGENOUS; ROUND GOBY; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

LAKES;

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 82455199161     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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