Spatial analysis of the invasion of lionfish in the western Atlantic and Caribbean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1218-1226

  Johnston, Matthew W ^a   Purkis, Samuel J ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Computational GIS; Invasive species; Lionfish; Modeling; Pterois volitans

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPUTATIONAL GIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIONFISH; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

AUTOMATA THEORY; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARRIVAL DATE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; GIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OCEAN CURRENT; PREDICTION; PTEROIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALINITY; SEA DEPTH; SEASHORE; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN REGION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES, POISONOUS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; UNITED STATES;

PTEROIS; PTEROIS MILES; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 79958765762     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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