Successful eradication of a non-indigenous marine bivalve from a subtidal soft-sediment environment

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 424-431

  Hopkins, Grant A ^a   Forrest, Barrie M ^a   Jiang, Weimin ^a   Gardner, Jonathan P A ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Biofouling; Dredging; Drilling rig; In water defouling; Incursion response; Marine biosecurity; Perna perna; Pest management

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; BIOSAFETY; BIVALVE; DREDGING; DRILLING RIG; HULL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; MECHANICAL CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SEAFLOOR; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; VESSEL;

NEW ZEALAND;

BIVALVIA; PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 79952628308     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01941.x     Document Type: Article

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