Lakewide dominance does not predict the potential for spread of dreissenids

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 622-629

  Karatayev, Vadim A ^a   Karatayev, Alexander Y ^b   Burlakova, Lyubov E ^b,c   Padilla, Dianna K ^d  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dreissena polymorpha; Dreissena rostriformis bugensis; Great Lakes; Invasive species; Recreational boats; Vectors of spread

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL SAMPLES; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; GREAT LAKES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTORAL ZONE; PROPAGULE PRESSURES; QUAGGA MUSSELS;

BOATS; FOULING; LAKES;

MOLLUSCS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; DOMINANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 84888829525     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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