Six decades of Lake Ontario ecological history according to benthos
Lyubov E. Burlakova, Alexander Y. Karatayev, Allison R. Hrycik, Susan E. Daniel, Knut Mehler, Lars G. Rudstam, James M. Watkins, R. Dermott, Jill V. Scharold, Ashley K. Elgin, Thomas F. Nalepa
Abstract
, Oligochaeta and Sphaeriidae, to a community dominated by quagga mussels and Oligochaeta. Dreissenids, especially the quagga mussel, were the major drivers of these changes over the last half century.
Topics & Concepts
DreissenaBenthosBenthic zoneDominance (genetics)EcologyOligochaeta (plant)ChironomidaeUnionidaeFisheryEnvironmental scienceGeographyBiologyBivalviaMolluscaGeneBiochemistryLarvaAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology