Early invasion population structure of quagga mussel and associated benthic invertebrate community composition on soft sediment in a large reservoir

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-327

  Wittmann, Marion E ^a   Chandra, Sudeep ^b   Caires, Andrea ^b   Denton, Marianne ^b   Rosen, Michael R ^c   Wong, Wai Hing ^d   Teitjen, Todd ^e   Turner, Kent ^f   Roefer, Peggy ^e   Holdren, G Chris ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^g U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

dreissenid mussels; invasion; Lake Mead; quagga mussel; species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857274778     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2010.519855     Document Type: Conference Paper

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