The invasive rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes 1846): Status and potential ecological impacts in the Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina-Uruguay

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 919-924

  Giberto, Diego A ^a,b   Bremec, Claudia S ^a,b   Schejter, Laura ^a,b   Schiariti, Agustín ^a,b   Mianzan, Hermes ^a,b   Acha, Eduardo M ^a,b,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Food webs; Invasion; Mactra isabelleana; Muricidae; Ostrea puelchana; Rapa whelk; Rapana venosa; R o de la Plata; Southwestern Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EPIBIONT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; GASTROPOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MONTEVIDEO [URUGUAY]; PUNTA RASA; RIO DE LA PLATA; SAMBOROMBON BAY; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

BIVALVIA; MACTRA ISABELLEANA; MURICIDAE; OSTREA PUELCHANA; RAPANA VENOSA;

EID: 33845864731     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[919:TIRWRV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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