Importance of benthic production to fish populations in Lake Mead prior to the establishment of quagga mussels

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-305

  Umek, John ^a   Chandra, Sudeep ^a   Rosen, Michael ^b   Wittmann, Marion ^c   Sullivan, Joe ^a   Orsak, Erik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic invertebrates; fish; invasive species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857258979     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2010.541328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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