Process of invasiveness among exotic tunicates in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1311-1316

  Ramsay, Aaron ^a   Davidson, Jeff ^a   Landry, Thomas ^b   Arsenault, Garth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic invasive species; Botrylloides violaceus; Botryllus schlosseri; Ciona intestinalis; Exotic species; Nuisance species; Styela clava

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DOMINANCE; FOULING ORGANISM; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; MUSSEL CULTURE;

BRUDENELL ESTUARY; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

BOTRYLLOIDES VIOLACEUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; CIONA INTESTINALIS; STYELA CLAVA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 54849429443     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9205-y     Document Type: Article

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