Benthic community respiration in areas impacted by the invasive mollusk Crepidula fornicata
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Multiple Beneficial Lipids Including Lecithin Detected in the Edible Invasive Mollusk Crepidula fornicata from the French Northeastern Atlantic Coast
The invasive mollusk Crepidula fornicata, occurring in large amounts in bays along the French Northeastern Atlantic coasts, may have huge environmental effects in highly productive ecosystems where shellfish are exploited. The present study aims at determining the potential economic value of this marine species in terms of exploitable substances with high added value. Lipid content and phosphol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Ecology Progress Series
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0171-8630,1616-1599
DOI: 10.3354/meps07000