Large-scale invasion of Marenzelleria spp. (Polychaeta; Spionidae) in the eastern Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

Russian Journal of Biological Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Maximov, A A ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

alien species; bioturbation; bottom communities; glacial relict crustaceans; hypoxia; invaders; macrozoobenthos; Monoporeia affinis

Indexed keywords

ARCTIA; CRUSTACEA; MARENZELLERIA; MARENZELLERIA NEGLECTA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; POLYCHAETA; SPIONIDAE;

EID: 82555203200     PISSN: 20751117     EISSN: 20751125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S2075111711010036     Document Type: Article

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