Marine boating habits and the potential for spread of invasive species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Darbyson, Emily ^a   Locke, Andrea ^b   Hanson, John Mark ^b   Martin Willison, J H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Carcinus maenas; Dispersal; Interviews; Styela clava; Tunicate; Vectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955782537     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.1.9     Document Type: Article

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