Colonisation of New South Wales by non-indigenous marine species: baseline studies at Twofold Bay, NSW

Project number: 1984-049

Project Status:

Completed

Budget expenditure: $0.00

Principal Investigator: Pat Hutchings

Organisation: Australian Museum

Project start/end date: 28 Dec 1986 - 31 Dec 1986

Contact:

FRDC

Objectives

1. Provide an inventory of the fauna of Twofold Bay that is subject to regular discharge of ballast water.

2. Ascertain if any exotic species have become established in the Bay

Final report

Final Report • 3.37 MB

1984-049-DLD.pdf

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Colonisation of New South Wales by non-indigenous marine species: baseline studies at Twofold Bay, NSW

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Final report

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