Movement behaviour and mortality in invasive and indigenous mussels: Resilience and resistance strategies at different spatial scales

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 372, Issue , 2008, Pages 119-126

  Nicastro, K R ^a,b   Zardi, G I ^a,b   McQuaid, C D ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Invasive species; Mussel; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Open coast; Perna perna

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 58249107322     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07671     Document Type: Article

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