Invasion of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence by the clubbed tunicate (Styela clava Herdman): Potential mechanisms for invasions of Prince Edward Island estuaries

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 69-77

  Locke, Andrea ^a   Hanson, J Mark ^a   Ellis, Karla M ^b   Thompson, Jason ^b   Rochette, Rémy ^b  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivalve aquaculture; Estuaries; Green crab; Invasive species; Tunicates; Vectors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; COLONIAL ORGANISM; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FACILITATION; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PROPAGULE; SUBSTRATE; VERTEBRATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

ASTYRIS LUNATA; BIVALVIA; BOTRYLLOIDES VIOLACEUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; CARCINUS MAENAS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; STYELA; STYELA CLAVA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 33846646035     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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