Effects of invasive macrophytes on freshwater fish and macroinvertebrate communities: The role of invasive plant traits

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 684, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Schultz, Rachel ^a,b   Dibble, Eric ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Habitat complexity; Periphytic invertebrates; Phytophilous fauna

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLELOPATHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACILITATION; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 84856753525     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0978-8     Document Type: Review

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