Expansion of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon L. onto juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa L. nursery habitat in the Westfjords of Iceland

• Main Author: Koberstein, Marla J., 1983-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Fiskirannsóknir; Fjörudýr; Sandrækja; Skarkoli; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf; Bolungarvík; Brjánslækur; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15838

Sandy-bottom coastal ecosystems provide integral nursery habitat for juvenile fishes, and threats to these regions compromise populations at this critical life stage. The threat of aquatic invasive species in particular can be difficult to detect, and climate change may facilitate the spread and est...