Arrival, spread, and early dynamics of a zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) population in the Hudson River estuary

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1143-1149

  Strayer, David L ^a   Powell, Jon ^b   Ambrose, Peter ^b   Smith, Lane C ^a   Pace, Michael L ^a   Fischer, David T ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Division of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

COLONIZATION; ESTUARINE MOLLUSCS; FOOD LIMITATION; INTRODUCED BIVALVE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION INCREASE; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

USA, NEW YORK, HUDSON ESTUARY;

EID: 84924440615     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-038     Document Type: Article

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