The fate of an immigrant: Ensis directus in the eastern German Bight

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-317

  Dannheim, Jennifer ^a   Rumohr, Heye ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Ensis directus; Growth rate; Introduced species; Invasion; North Sea

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DEPOSIT FEEDER; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; JUVENILE; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ELBE ESTUARY; ELBE RIVER; GERMAN BIGHT; GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

BIVALVIA; ENSIS DIRECTUS;

EID: 84865403591     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-011-0271-2     Document Type: Article

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