The invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi overwinters in high abundances in the subarctic Baltic Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1431-1436

  Viitasalo, Satu ^a   Lehtiniemi, Maiju ^a   Katajisto, Tarja ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BRACKISH WATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; OVERWINTERING; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI;

EID: 56749156823     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn088     Document Type: Article

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