No deleterious alterations in Posidonia beds in the Bay of Menton (France) eight years after Caulerpa taxifolia colonization

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1113-1119

  Jaubert, Jean M ^a   Chisholm, John R M ^d   Ducrot, Danielle ^b   Ripley, Herb T ^c   Laura, Roy ^c   Passeron Seitre, Gilles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b CESBIO   (France)

^c Hyperspectral Data International   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Casi, Caulerpa taxifolia; Mediterranean; Posidonia oceanica

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

BAY OF MENTON; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0033369704     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3561113.x     Document Type: Article

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