The apparent demise of the Asian date mussel Musculista senhousia in Western Australia: Or using acts of god as an eradication tool

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 715-719

  McDonald, Justin I ^a,d   Wells, Fred E ^b,c,d  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c Enzer Marine Environmental Consulting   (Australia)

^d WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Eradication; Introduced species; Non indigenous; Pest; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELL; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN;

AUSTRALIA; SWAN ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; LITHOPHAGA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOLLUSCA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 77952240790     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9478-4     Document Type: Article

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