Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: "West coast"/Sweden/Skaggerak (Westbrook 1930)
Geographic Extent
West coast"/Sweden/Skaggerak (Westbrook 1930); Denmark-Sweden/Oresund (South and Tittley 1988); Denmark/Kattegat (Thomsen et al. 2007)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Competition | |
In the Kattegat and Belt Sea, B. hamifera was classified as having some community impacts (Zaiko et al. 2011). | ||