The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis has higher thermal and salinity tolerance than the native Brachidontes variabilis and established Mytilopsis sallei.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.046
Abstract: The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis and the previously introduced Mytilopsis sallei (~30years) are dominant over the native Brachidontes variabilis in estuarine fouling communities in Hong Kong. This study tested whether these introduced species have… read more here.
Keywords: brachidontes variabilis; tolerance; securis; sallei ... See more keywords