First records in Great Britain of the invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-590

  Griffith, Kate ^a,b   Mowat, Stephen ^b   Holt, Rohan H F ^b   Ramsay, Kirsten ^b   Bishop, John D D ^c   Lambert, Gretchen ^d   Jenkins, Stuart R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fisherman's Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial ascidian; Didemnum vexillum; Great Britain; Hull fouling; Invasive species; Marinas; Recreational vessels

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959326136     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.4.3     Document Type: Article

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