First non-native crustacean established in coastal waters of Alaska

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-137

  Ashton, Gail V ^a   Riedlecker, Eva I ^a,b   Ruiz, Gregory M ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alaska; Caprella mutica; Distribution; Introduction; Invasion

Indexed keywords

CAPRELLA MUTICA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 61649094723     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00070     Document Type: Article

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