Marine invasion history and vector analysis of California: A hotspot for western North America

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 362-373

  Ruiz, Gregory M ^a,b   Fofonoff, Paul W ^a   Steves, Brian ^a,b   Foss, Stephen F ^c   Shiba, Sharon N ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; California; Marine invasions; Non native species; Ships; Vector strength

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; MOLLUSC; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROPAGULE; SALINITY; VASCULAR PLANT; VECTOR;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE; TRACHEOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79951614530     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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