First record of Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 in the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 450-454

  Janas, Urszula ^a   Zgrundo, Aleksandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alien species; Baltic Sea; Gulf of Gda sk; Invasive ctenophore; Mnemiopsis leidyi

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449089151     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.18     Document Type: Article

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