Development and application of a UV attainment threshold for the prevention of warmwater aquatic invasive species

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2331-2342

  Tucker, Andrew J ^a   Williamson, Craig E ^a   Oris, James T ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Habitat invasibility; Ultraviolet radiation; Warmwater fish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SHALLOW WATER; SPAWNING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WARM WATER;

LAKE TAHOE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867405547     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0232-y     Document Type: Article

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