Invasive crayfish in a high desert river: Implications of concurrent invaders and climate change

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-234

  Martinez, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

^b U S Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drought; Hyperpredation; Micropterus dolomieu; Orconectes virilis; Quadrat sampler; Upper Colorado River Basin

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; PISCES;

EID: 84864108508     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2012.7.2.008     Document Type: Article

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