Growth patterns of Mytilopsis leucophaeata, an invasive biofouling bivalve in Europe

Biofouling

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 221-231

  Verween, A ^a   Vincx, M ^a   Degraer, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Growth; Mytilopsis leucophaeata; Temperature; Westerschelde

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOULING; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; FOULING ORGANISM; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; SHELL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; MYTILOPSIS LEUCOPHAEATA;

EID: 33748505681     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010600816401     Document Type: Article

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