Susceptibility of the invasive seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia to ionic aluminium

Botanica Marina

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-23

  Thake, B ^a   Herfort, L ^a   Randone, M ^a   Hill, G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WEED CONTROL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0037284919     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2003.004     Document Type: Article

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