A critical review of records of alien marine species from the Maltese Islands and surrounding waters (Central Mediterranean)

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-66

  Sciberras, M ^a   Schembri, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Alien species; Aquaculture; Biodiversity; Invasive species; Lessepsian immigrants; Malta

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955971074     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.162     Document Type: Review

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