Nonnative macrobenthos in the Wadden Sea ecosystem

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-101

  Buschbaum, Christian ^a   Lackschewitz, Dagmar ^a   Reise, Karsten ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIEN SPECIES; ATLANTIC COASTS; COASTAL DEFENSE; HARD STRUCTURE; INTEGRAL PART; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; MACRO BENTHOS; NON-NATIVE SPECIES; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SUSPENSION FEEDER; TIDAL FLAT; VECTOR CONTROLS; WADDEN SEA;

PORTS AND HARBORS; SHELLFISH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOULING; HARBOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MITIGATION; NEW TAXON; SHELLFISH CULTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TIDAL FLAT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84872615527     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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