Ecosystem impacts of the invasive bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (golden mussel) in South America

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 746, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-95

  Boltovskoy, Demetrio ^a,b   Correa, Nancy ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c Servicio de Hidrografia Naval   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Invasive bivalves; Limnoperna fortunei; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939880928     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1882-9     Document Type: Review

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