The effects of the invasive mussel mytilus galloprovincialis and human exploitation on the indigenous mussel Perna perna on the South Coast of South Africa

The effects of the invasive mussel mytilus galloprovincialis and human exploitation on the indigenous mussel Perna perna on the South Coast of South Africa

In South Africa, the indigenous mussel Perna perna is threatened by both an invasive species and excessive human exploitation. The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an invasive species that has been introduced to many parts of the world. In South Africa, this species arrived in the 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rius Viladomiu, Marc
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2005
Subjects:
Mussels > South Africa
Perna > South Africa
Mytilus galloprovincialis > South Africa
Mytilidae > South Africa
Biological invasions
Marine resources conservation > South Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005370

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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005370

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