Current status of Ireland's newest invasive species -the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-299

  Caffrey, Joseph M ^a   Evers, Stephanie ^a   Millane, Michael ^a   Moran, Helen ^a  

^a INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alien; Barrow; Introductions; Non native; Nore; Scuba diving

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 80053941553     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.3.06     Document Type: Article

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