Mapping the invasion: spatiotemporal distribution of the Pacific oyster in Scandinavia

• Main Author: Durkin, Alice
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Agder 2021
• Subjects: BIO501; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoogeografi: 486; Laugen; Norway; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2778933

Master's thesis in Coastal ecology (BIO501) The Pacific oyster (Magallana/Crassostrea gigas) is an invasive species to Scandinavia, originating on the Pacific coasts of Asia. Introduction to Europe of these oysters was a result of farming initiatives, put in place following declines of the nati...