The first invasive bivalve in African fresh waters: Invasion portrait and management options

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-280

  Clavero, Miguel ^a   Araujo, Rafael ^b   Calzada, Javier ^c   Delibes, Miguel ^a   Fernández, Néstor ^a   Gutiérrez Expósito, Carlos ^a,d   Revilla, Eloy ^a   Román, Jacinto ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d Centro Administrativo El Acebuche   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alien species; Distribution; Introduction; Invertebrates; Reservoir; River

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; FRESHWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM;

AFRICA;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859440704     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2231     Document Type: Article

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