On the establishment and range expansion of oriental weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in NE Iberian Peninsula

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1327-1331

  Franch, N ^a   Clavero, M ^b   Garrido, M ^a   Gaya, N ^a   Lopez V ^a   Pou Rovira, Q ^a   Queral, J M ^a  

^a Parc Natural del Delta de l'Ebre ^*  (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish; Invasive fish; Misgurnus; Ornamental fish

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CYPRINID; INVASIVE SPECIES; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; JUVENILE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; RICE;

CATALONIA; EBRO DELTA; EBRO RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA]; TER BASIN;

MISGURNUS; MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS;

EID: 54849409925     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9207-9     Document Type: Article

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