Spread of Microcosmus squamiger (Ascidiacea: Pyuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent waters

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 185-188

  Turon, Xavier ^a   Nishikawa, Teruaki ^b   Rius, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Introduction; Invasive species; Mediterranean Sea; Non indigenous species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MIGRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; MICROCOSMUS EXASPERATUS; MICROCOSMUS SQUAMIGER; PYURIDAE;

EID: 33846581934     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.040     Document Type: Article

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