Aliens in egyptian mediterranean waters. A check-list of Erythrean fish with new records

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 479-490

  Halim, Y ^a   Rizkalla, S ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benefits; Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Impacts; Invasive species; Suez canal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856703639     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.46     Document Type: Article

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