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Disentangling invasion processes in a dynamic shipping-boating network.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2012
Lacoursière-Roussel Anaïs, Bock Dan G, Cristescu Melania E, Guichard Frédéric, Girard Philippe, Legendre Pierre, McKindsey Christopher W
Abstract excerpt
The relative importance of multiple vectors to the initial establishment, spread and population dynamics of invasive species remains poorly understood. This study used molecular methods to clarify the roles of commercial shipping and recreational boating in the invasion by the cosmopolitan tunicate, Botryllus schlosseri. We evaluated (i) single vs. multiple introduction scenarios, (ii) the relative importance of...
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