The presence of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Oslofjorden and considerations on the initial invasion pathways to the North and Baltic Seas

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Oliveira, Otto M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Ctenophora; Invasive species; North Atlantic current; Transoceanic spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749118467     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.3.5     Document Type: Article

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