Invasion of an indigenous Perna perna mussel bed on the south coast of South Africa by an alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and its effect on the associated fauna

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-244

  Hanekom, Nicholas ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien; Associated fauna; Composition; Invasion; Marine; Mussels; Rocky shore

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; ROCKY SHORE;

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

CHTHAMALUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PERNA; PERNA PERNA; THORACICA;

EID: 38349102443     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9125-x     Document Type: Article

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