Ecology and management of the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex (Perciformes: Scorpaenidae) in Southern Costa Rica

Invasive species alter ecosystem integrity and functioning and are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity on a global scale. The indopacific lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] / miles [Bennet, 1882] complex) is the first non-native marine fish that has established itself in the...

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Main Authors: Vera Sandel, Damián Martínez-Fernández, Daniel Wangpraseurt, Luis Sierra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2015-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442015000100017&lng=en&tlng=en