Contrasting effects of an invasive crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) on two temperate stream communities

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 526-540

  Klose, Kristie ^a   Cooper, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Indirect effects; Invertebrates; Omnivory; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASTACOIDEA; BAETIDAE; CAMBARIDAE; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHYDORIDAE; COPEPODA; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OSTRACODA; PHYSELLA GYRINA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 84855869197     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02721.x     Document Type: Article

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