Mass invasion of non–native elodea Canadensis michx. in a large, clear–water, species–rich norwegian lake–impact on macrophyte Biodiversity

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-199

  Mjelde, Marit ^a   Lombardo, Paola ^b,c   Berge, Dag ^a   Johansen, Stein W ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Limno Consulting   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Depth distribution; Invasive species; Najas flexilis; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996128714     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: 2100000X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2012016     Document Type: Article

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