On the Presence of alien foraminifera Amphistegina lobifera Larsen on the coasts of the Maltese Islands

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-441

  Yokes, M Baki ^a   Meric, Engin ^b   Avsar, Niyazi ^c  

^a HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cukurova University Department of Geological Engineering ^*  (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alien species; Amphistegina lobifera; Foraminifera; Maltese Islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349350442     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.15     Document Type: Article

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