Will the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) persist in the Pacific Northwest?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 725-729

  Behrens Yamada, Sylvia ^a   Gillespie, Graham E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; European green crab; Introduced species; Pacific Northwest

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BALLAST WATER; COASTAL CURRENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRAB; EL NINO; EXTINCTION; FISHERY SURVEY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 45549096411     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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