Potential impact of an exotic mammal on rocky intertidal communities of northwestern Spain

Biological Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-219

  Delibes, Miguel ^a   Clavero, Miguel ^a,b   Prenda, José ^b   Blázquez, María Del Carmen ^c   Ferreras, Pablo ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alien mammal; American mink; Blennidae; Coast; Crab; Invasion; Mustela vison; Pachygrapsus marmoratus; Rocky intertidal

Indexed keywords

DIET; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BLENNIOIDEI; CORYPHOBLENNIUS GALERITA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GALERITA; GASTROPODA; GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LIPOPHRYS; LIPOPHRYS PHOLIS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; PACHYGRAPSUS; PACHYGRAPSUS MARMORATUS; PHOLIS;

EID: 3342953024     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BINV.0000022141.47102.5c     Document Type: Review

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