On the population development of the introduced razor clam Ensis americanus near the island of Sylt (North Sea)

Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 291-300

  Armonies, W ^a   Reise, K ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSC; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RECRUITMENT;

GERMANY; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; NORTH SEA; SYLT;

BIVALVIA; ENSIS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032287078     PISSN: 01743597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908903     Document Type: Article

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