Early patterns of Caulerpa racemosa recovery in the Mediterranean Sea: The influence of algal turfs

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-29

  Piazzi, Luigi ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^b   Balata, David ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RECOVERY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SEASON;

ALGAE; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0037324530     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315403006751h     Document Type: Article

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