A new record and eradication of the Northern Atlantic alga Ascophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyceae) from San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1028-1031

  Miller, A Whitman ^a   Chang, Andrew L ^b   Cosentino Manning, Natalie ^c   Ruiz, Gregory M ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eradication; Exotic; Fucoid; Invasion; Marine; Nonindigenous species

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROWN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW RECORD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; EUKARYOTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 11144311098     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.04081.x     Document Type: Article

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