NatureScot Commissioned Report 413 - Initial response to the invasive carpet sea squirt, Didemnum vexillum, in Scotland

SNH Commissioned Report 413 - front cover

The carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) is an invasive non-native species of colonial sea squirt that has recently been found in England, Ireland, Wales and at one location in the Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The potential ecological and economic impacts of this species are significant. This project involved a series of rapid assessment surveys of marinas and harbours thought to be most likely at risk from establishment in Scotland.

Pages: 32
Published: 2011

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Publication 2011 - NatureScot Commissioned Report 413 - Initial response to the invasive carpet sea squirt, Didemnum vexillum, in Scotland

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