Rapid invasion of Crassostrea gigas into the German Wadden Sea dominated by larval supply

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-296

  Brandt, G ^a,c   Wehrmann, A ^b   Wirtz, K W ^c  

^a Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Individual based Modelling; Invasion; North Sea; Population Dynamics; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSSEL CULTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POST-SETTLEMENT PROCESS; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 46049085184     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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