A qualitative biological risk assessment for vase tunicate Ciona intestinalis in Canadian waters: Using expert knowledge

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 781-787

  Therriault, Thomas W ^a   Herborg, Leif Matthias ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciona intestinalis; Ecological risk; Genetic risk; Invasive species; Risk assessment; Vase tunicate

Indexed keywords

EXPERT SYSTEM; HYBRIDIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; METAZOAN; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CIONA INTESTINALIS; CIONA SAVIGNYI;

EID: 45549083088     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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