Styela clava (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) - A new threat to the Mediterranean shellfish industry?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 283-289

  Davis, Martin H ^a   Davis, Mary E ^a  

^a Megson Drive   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bassin de thau; Shellfish farming; Styela clava

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955780468     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.1.29     Document Type: Article

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