Interactive effect of sedimentation and Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea invasion on macroalgal assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 467-474

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Caulerpa racemosa; Macroalgal assemblages; Mediterranean Sea; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

MACROALGA; SEDIMENTATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA;

EID: 21744433150     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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