Monitoring for invasive tunicates in Nova Scotia, Canada (2006-2009)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 391-403

  Sephton, Dawn ^a   Vercaemer, Benedikte ^a   Nicolas, Jean Marc ^b   Keays, Joanne ^c  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Power Inc   (Canada)

^c Canadian Coast Guard   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Distribution; Fouling organisms; Monitoring network

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLOIDES VIOLACEUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DIDEMNUM; STYELA CLAVA; UROCHORDATA; VEXILLUM;

EID: 84857009371     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.4.04     Document Type: Article

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