1 Editorial An overview of the 2nd International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference: What we learned
Invasive "sea squirts " (a common name for tunicates or ascidians, a group of primitive chordates) have recently become a nuisance in coastal waters throughout the world. Species in this group are notorious fouling organisms of surfaces in the marine environment, including aquaculture stru...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.665.3301 http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/AI_2009_4_1_Locke_Carman.pdf?origin%3Dpublication_detail |
| Summary: | Invasive "sea squirts " (a common name for tunicates or ascidians, a group of primitive chordates) have recently become a nuisance in coastal waters throughout the world. Species in this group are notorious fouling organisms of surfaces in the marine environment, including aquaculture structures. In Canadian waters, aquaculture industries in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Nova Scotia and British Columbia are already challenged by invasive tunicates, and the species have recently spread to Newfoundland |
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