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| Faillettaz, Robin; Roger, Christophe; Mathieu, Michel; Robin, Jean-paul; Costil, Katherine. |
| The presence of shells of the Atlantic rangia, Rangia cuneata, a brackish-water species native from the Gulf of Mexico also known as gulf wedge clam, was reported in 2017 on the French coasts of the English Channel, in the waterway that connects Caen to the sea. However, no information was available on whether a population of this alien species had successfully established in the region. Here, only empty shells—except for one live individual—were sampled in that waterway, and the sampling was shifted to the nearby marina of Ouistreham, where water is mesohaline (6.89 ± SD 0.06 PSU). In spring 2017, the mean density in the marina reached 110.45 ± 86.08 ind m-2, largely dominating the benthos community. The population was mostly composed of fairly large... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: The Atlantic rangia; Alien species; Normandy (F); Brackish waters; Density; Growth; Reproduction. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00634/74623/74515.pdf |
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