Lack of severe nutrient limitation in Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh, an introduced seaweed spreading over the oligotrophic northwestern Mediterranean

Botanica Marina

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Delgado, O ^a   Rodriguez Prieto C ^b   Gacia, E ^a   Ballesteros, E ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CAULERPA AGARDH; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA;

EID: 0030452153     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1996.39.1-6.61     Document Type: Article

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