The fate of an immigrant: Ensis directus in the eastern German Bight

Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 307 - 317
Published: Aug 13, 2011
Abstract
We studied Ensis directus in the subtidal (7–16 m depth) of the eastern German Bight. The jack-knife clam that invaded in the German Bight in 1978 has all characteristics of a successful immigrant: Ensis directus has a high reproductive capacity (juveniles, July 2001: Amrumbank 1,914 m−2, Eiderstedt/Vogelsand: 11,638 m−2), short generation times and growths rapidly: maximum growth rates were higher than in former studies (mean: 3 mm month−1, 2nd...
Paper Details
Title
The fate of an immigrant: Ensis directus in the eastern German Bight
Published Date
Aug 13, 2011
Volume
66
Issue
3
Pages
307 - 317
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