Spatial distribution and population structure of the mussels Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, 1998 and 2000.

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iv RESUME v INTRODUCTION 1 METHODS 2 RESULTS 4 Comparisons 1998 versus 2000 4 Comparative Average Sizes 5 Size Frequency of the Populations 6 Historical Density 7 Plant versus Dreissena Biomass 7 Hypsographic Density 8 Hexagenia Density 8 DISCUSSION 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 REFERENCES 11 FIGURES 14 TABLES 28