Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records.

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Ref IDTypeAuthorDateTitle
45416 Journal ArticleBlumenthal, J.G., A.L. Chang, B.S. Cheng, E.M. Hines, L. Nanus, and C.J. Zabin2025Fine-scale habitat factors linked to density but not distribution of an invasive estuarine predator
13651 ReportBoyd, M.J., T.J. Mulligan, F.J. Shaughnessy.2002Non-indigenous marine species of Humboldt Bay, California.
18706 Journal ArticleBuhle, Eric R., and J.L. Ruesink2009Impacts of invasive oyster drills on Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864) recovery in Willapa Bay, Washington, United States.
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.
1004 BookCarlton, J.T., and A. Rosenfield (eds.)1994Molluscan introductions and transfers: risk considerations and implications
14037 ReportCohen, A.N.2004An exotic species detection program for Puget Sound.
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.
14792 ReportCohen, A.N., H.D. Berry, C.E. Mills, and 19 others.2001Washington State Expedition 2000: A rapid survey of exotic species in the shallow waters of Elliott Bay, Totten and Eld inlets, and Willapa Bay.
18378 Journal ArticleGillespie, Graham E.2007Distribution of non-indigenous intertidal species on the Pacific Coast of Canada.
1642 Journal ArticleHanna, G.D.1966Introduced mollusks of western North America.
9204 ReportHopkins, D.R.1986Atlas of the distributions and abundances of common benthic species in San Francisco Bay, California. Water Resources Investigations Rep 86-4003.
1380 BookMeinkoth, N.A.1981The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures.
13577 BookRuiz, G.M., and A.H. Hines.1997The risk of nonindigenous species invasion in Prince William Sound associated with oil tanker traffic and ballast water management: pilot study.
14257 Web PageU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.2005National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species.
46156 DatabaseWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife2025WDFW confirmed aquatic invasive species detections in 2024
13576 Web PageWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife.1998Non-indigenous marine species of Washington State and adjacent waters.


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