The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in the European freshwater-dependent industry: A latent threat or a friendly enemy?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1805-1813

  Rosa, Inês C ^a   Pereira, Joana L ^a   Gomes, João ^b   Saraiva, Pedro M ^b   Gonçalves, Fernando ^a   Costa, Raquel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Corbicula fluminea; Distribution; Freshwater dependent industry; Impacts; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; BIVALVE; CLAM CULTURE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RISK FACTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; PORTUGAL;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 79959845413     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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