Breaching biogeographic barriers: The invasion of Haynesina germanica (Foraminifera, Protista) in the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3299-3306

  Calvo Marcilese, Lydia ^a   Langer, Martin R ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bah a Blanca estuary; Ballast water; Foraminifera; Invasive species; Protists; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BALLAST WATER; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COASTAL ZONE; FAUNISTICS; HOME RANGE; HOMOGENEITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARSH; MUDFLAT; SHALLOW WATER; SHIPPING;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

FORAMINIFERA; HAYNESINA GERMANICA; PROTISTA;

EID: 77955772829     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9723-x     Document Type: Article

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