The role of colonial ascidians in altering biodiversity in marine fouling communities

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 169-171

  Dijkstra, Jennifer ^a   Sherman, Hillary ^a   Harris, Larry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Biodiversity; Functional groups; Invasive; Recruitment; Sponges

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COLONIAL ORGANISM; FOULING ORGANISM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RECRUITMENT; SPONGE;

ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 33846615906     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.035     Document Type: Article

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