Eudiaptomus gracilis in Italy: how, where and why

Eudiaptomus gracilis, one the most widely distributed calanoid copepod species in Europe, was not reported in Italy prior to the late 1980s. Since then, E. gracilis has spread to an increasing number of Northern Italian water bodies where an indigenous calanoid copepod, E. padanus, was commonly pres...

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Main Authors: Nicoletta RICCARDI, Giampaolo ROSSETTI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2007-02-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/229