Quantifying the ecological niche overlap between two interacting invasive species: The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 324-337

  Quinn, Alex ^a   Gallardo, Belinda ^a   Aldridge, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Benthos; Invertebrates; Lake; Modelling; River

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DEEP WATER; DISPERSAL; HABITAT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION DENSITY;

CALIFORNIA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84901691104     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2414     Document Type: Article

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