Dynamics of the invasive spiny water flea, Bythotrephes longimanus, in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Inland Waters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-92

  Kelly, Noreen E ^a   Young, Joelle D ^b   Winter, Jennifer G ^b   Yan, Norman D ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladoceran zooplankton; Fish predation; Invasive species; Lake Simcoe; Life history characteristics; Population dynamics; Secchi depth; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875138553     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-3.1.519     Document Type: Article

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