Invasive character of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana Kellogg 1906 (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) and its potential impact on Australian inland hypersaline waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 587-595

  Ruebhart, David R ^a,b,c   Cock, Ian E ^b   Shaw, Glen R ^b,c  

^a HydroTox Services Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Applied Chemistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Conservation; Invasive species; Parartemia

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTOPE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HARVESTING; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; SHRIMP CULTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GREAT SALT LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; BRANCHIOPODA; PARARTEMIA;

EID: 47949106934     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07221     Document Type: Article

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