Non indigenous ascidians in port and natural environments in a tropical Brazilian bay
Despite limited natural dispersal, some species of ascidians can be transported vast distances via oceanic petroleum platforms, ship hulls and ballast water and therefore may be good indicators of bioinvasion. Usually non indigenous species (NIS) are abundant in harbors. This is caused in part becau...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2010-04-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000200009 |