Competition among invading ascidians and a native mussel

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 163-165

  Rajbanshi, Rubi ^a   Pederson, Judith ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Blue mussels; Competition; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT; VERTEBRATE;

ASCIDIACEA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33846609161     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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