Effect of colonial tunicate presence on Ciona intestinalis recruitment within a mussel farming environment

Effect of colonial tunicate presence on Ciona intestinalis recruitment within a mussel farming environment

Aquatic invasive species decrease yields and increase costs in aquaculture operations worldwide. Anecdotal evidence from Prince Edward Island (PEI, Canada) estuaries suggested that recruitment of the non-indigenous solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis may be lower on aquaculture gear where colonial...

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Main Authors: Jeff Davidson, John D.P. Davidson, Jonathan Hill, Donna J. Giberson, S. Christine Paetzold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) 2012-12-01
Series:Management of Biological Invasions
Subjects:
tunicates
ascidian
aquaculture
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides violaceus
Online Access:http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/1/MBI_2012_1_Paetzold_etal.pdf

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