When an 'invasive' fish species fails to invade! Example of the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-112

  Copp, Gordon H ^a   Wesley, Keith J ^b   Verreycken, Hugo ^c   Russell, Ian C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Bedwell Fisheries Services   (United Kingdom)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alien species; Depletion removal; Eradication; Establishment success; Failed introductions; Ornamental pet fishes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249164385     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.2.4     Document Type: Article

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