Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records.

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Ref IDTypeAuthorDateTitle
13651 ReportBoyd, M.J., T.J. Mulligan, F.J. Shaughnessy.2002Non-indigenous marine species of Humboldt Bay, California.
26266 DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game.2009California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD).
9186 Thesis or DissertationCarlton, J.T.1979History, Biogeography, and Ecology of the Introduced Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates of the Pacific Coast of North America.
1012 Journal ArticleCarlton, J.T.1989Man's role in changing the face of the ocean: biological invasions and implications for conservation of near-shore environments.
14791 ReportCohen, A., C. Mills, H. Berry, M. Wonham, B. Bingham, B. Bookheim, J. Carlton, J. Chapman, J. Cordell, L. Harris, T. Klinger, A. Kohn, C. Lambert, G. Lambert, K. Li, D. Secord, and J. Toft.1998A rapid assessment survey of non-indigenous species in the shallow waters of Puget Sound. Report of the Puget Sound Expedition.
10319 ReportCohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton.1995Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
46339 Journal ArticleFowler, A.E., A.M.H. Blakeslee, A. Davinack, R. Aguilar, M. Anderson, C. Benadon, H.H.C. Choong, L. Green-Gavrielidis, S.R. Greenberg, E. Hartshorn, N. Hobbs, S. Labbe, K. Larson, M. McCuller, D.M. Moloney, S.K. Parsons, C. Stancil, C. Thornber, J. Pederson, and J.T. Carlton2025Caribbean Creep meets Chesapeake Creep: marine bioinvasions and community shifts along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA
19569 Journal ArticleLambert, C.C., and G. Lambert1998Non-indigenous ascidians in southern California harbors and marinas.
19570 Journal ArticleLambert, C.C., and G. Lambert2003Persistence and differential distribution of nonindigenous ascidians in harbors of the Southern California Bight.
19300 ReportLeClair, L., A. Pleus, and J. Schultz.20092007-2009 Biennial Report: Invasive Species Tunicate Response in the Puget Sound Region.
19763 OtherNichols, Janna.2011Invasive Tunicate Reports 2010-2011.
39003 Journal ArticlePederson, J., J.T. Carlton, C. Bastidas, A. David, S. Grady, L. Green-Gavrielidis, N. Hobbs, C. Kennedy, J. Knack, M. McCuller, B. O’Brien, K. Osborne, S. Pankey, and T. Trott20212019 Rapid Assessment Survey of marine bioinvasions of southern New England and New York, USA, with an overview of new records and range expansions
18741 ReportPuget Sound Action Team.2007Washington State's Response to an Invasion of Non-native Tunicates.
13201 Journal ArticleRuiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham, and A.H. Hines2000Invasion of coastal marine communities in North America: apparent patterns, processes, and biases
13206 Conference ProceedingsWhitlatch, R.B., and R.W. Osman.2000Geographical distributions and organism-habitat associations of shallow-water introduced marine fauna in New England.

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