The incidence of non-native fishes in water courses: Example of the United Kingdom

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 72-75

  Copp, Gordon H ^a   Stakenas, Saulius ^a,b   Davison, Phil I ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Alien species; Bitterling; Common carp; Goldfish; Ide; Introductions; Ornamental fishes; Pikeperch; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249019792     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2006.1.2.3     Document Type: Article

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