Four arguments why so many alien species settle into estuaries, with special reference to the German river Elbe

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-134

  Nehring, Stefan ^a  

^a AeT Umweltplanung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elbe estuary; Establishment; Introduced species; Macrozoobenthos; Management

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RIVER; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; ZOOBENTHOS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH SEA COAST [GERMANY];

EID: 33645887229     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-006-0031-x     Document Type: Article

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