Predicting biological invasions in marine habitats through eco-physiological mechanistic models: A case study with the bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1235-1247

  Sara G ^a   Palmeri, V ^a   Rinaldi, A ^a,b   Montalto, V ^a   Helmuth, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Dynamic Energy Budget model; Fundamental niche; Invasive species; Life history traits; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DISPERSAL; ENERGY BUDGET; HABITAT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NICHE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

CAMBRIDGE; CAMBRIDGESHIRE; ENGLAND; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIDONTES PHARAONIS;

EID: 84883657477     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12074     Document Type: Article

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