Distribution and habitats of the alien invader freshwater snail Physa acuta in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 717-722

  De Kock, K N ^a   Wolmarans, C T ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Freshwater snail; Geographical distribution; Habitat preferences; Invasive species; Physa acuta

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION TREES; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOLLUSCS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); WATER;

FRESHWATER SNAIL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT PREFERENCES; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYSA ACUTA;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION TREES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRESHWATER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; SIZE EFFECT; SNAIL; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; PHYSA ACUTA; TAREBIA GRANIFERA;

FRESHWATER SNAIL PHYSA ACUTA; FRESHWATER SNAILS; INTEGRATED DECISION; MEAN ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURES; NATIONAL FRESHWATER SNAIL COLLECTIONS; NATIONAL PARKS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 36049032377     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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