Evaluating the effectiveness of SCUBA-based visual searches for an invasive tunicate, Ciona intestinalis, in a Prince Edward Island estuary

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Kanary, Lisa ^a   Locke, Andrea ^b   Watmough, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic invasive species; Ciona intestinalis; Early detection; Prince Edward Island; Rapid response; Search theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861015506     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.1.6     Document Type: Article

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