Origin and vectors of introduction of exotic molluscs in greek waters

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-286

  Zenetos, A ^a   Koutsoubas, Drosos ^b   Vardala Theodorou, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c Goulandris Natural History Museum   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exotic Species; Greek Seas; Introduction; Mediterranean; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSC;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANADARA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; GASTROPODA; HAMINOEA; INVERTEBRATA; MELIBE; MOLLUSCA; MYA ARENARIA; NERITA; PETRICOLA PHOLADIFORMIS; POLYCERELLA EMERTONI; PSEUDOCHAMA; RAPANA VENOSA; STROMBUS;

EID: 31944448278     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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