Coexistence of the native benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. and exotic dreissenid mussels in the New York Finger Lakes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-235

  Watkins, James M ^a   Rudstam, Lars G ^a   Mills, Edward L ^a   Teece, Mark A ^b  

^a Cornell Biological Field Station ^*  (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diporeia; Dreissena; Fatty acids; Finger Lakes

Indexed keywords

DIPOREIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; DREISSENIDS; FOOD RESOURCES; GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NEW YORK; QUAGGA MUSSELS; TROPHIC STATE; ZEBRA MUSSELS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FATTY ACIDS; SHELLFISH;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; DEEP WATER; FATTY ACID; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

FINGER LAKES; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIPOREIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; DREISSENIDAE; EQUUS QUAGGA; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 84860633969     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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