The effect of an invading filter-feeding bivalve on a phytoplankton assemblage from the Paraná system: A mesocosm experiment

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 303-316

  Frau, Diego ^a   Molina, Florencia Rojas ^a,b   Devercelli, Melina ^a,b   de Paggi, Susana José ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

filtration rate; invasive; Limnoperna fortunei; mesocosm; mussel; phytoplankton; species selectivity

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FILTRATION; FLAGELLATE; MESOCOSM; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 84874774236     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2012.735419     Document Type: Article

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