Bivalve cultures provide habitat for exotic tunicates in Southern Brazil

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 195-205

  Rocha, Rosana M ^a   Kremer, Laura P ^a   Baptista, Mariah S ^a   Metri, Rafael ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO OESTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Ascidiacea; Ascidian; Bioinvasion; Mussel; Nonindigenous species; Oyster; Urochordata

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349435676     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.1.20     Document Type: Article

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