Development and application of tools for incursion response: Lessons learned from the management of the fouling pest Didemnum vexillum

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 154-162

  Coutts, Ashley D M ^a   Forrest, Barrie M ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic spread; Didemnum vexillum; Incursion response; Marine bioinvasion; New Zealand; Pest management; Slow moving vessels

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARGE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOULING ORGANISM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; DIDEMNIDAE; DIDEMNUM; VEXILLUM;

EID: 33846615490     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.042     Document Type: Article

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