Factors influencing the occurrence and distribution of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in the River Lima estuary

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-171

  Sousa, Ronaldo ^a,b   Antunes, C ^a,c   Guilhermino, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Aquamuseu do Rio Minho Parque do Castelinho   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corbicula fluminea; Lima estuary; Nonindigenous invasive species; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; ESTUARY; MOLLUSC; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LIMIA RIVER; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 33749425229     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2006017     Document Type: Article

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