Temperature and salinity effects on growth, survival, reproduction, and potential distribution of two non-indigenous botryllid ascidians in British Columbia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 369, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-52

  Epelbaum, A ^a   Herborg, L M ^b   Therriault, T W ^a   Pearce, C M ^a,c  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Botrylloides violaceus; Botryllus schlosseri; British Columbia; Distribution; Environmental tolerance; Growth; Modeling; Non native species; Salinity; Survival; Temperature; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; INVERTEBRATE; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

ASIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLIDAE; BOTRYLLOIDES VIOLACEUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI;

EID: 58549108003     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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