Niche differentiation among invasive crayfish and their impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1123-1135

  Jackson, Michelle C ^a,b   Jones, Tabitha ^a   Milligan, Maaike ^a   Sheath, Danny ^a,c   Taylor, Jeff ^a   Ellis, Adam ^d   England, Judy ^d   Grey, Jonathan ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Ecosystem functioning; Invasive species; Stable isotopes; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASTACOIDEA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 84897957328     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12333     Document Type: Article

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