First assessment of the Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) invasion along the French Mediterranean coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1061-1068

  Ruitton, Sandrine ^a   Javel, Fabrice ^b   Culioli, Jean Michel ^c   Meinesz, Alexandre ^b   Pergent, Gérard ^d   Verlaque, Marc ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c Office de l'Environnement de la Corse   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea; Distribution; France; Introduced species; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTRIBUTION; FRANCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEDITERRIANEN SEA;

ALGAE;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COASTAL WATER; GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COASTAL WATERS; FISHING; FRANCE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GREEN ALGA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; ROCK; SAND;

CAULERPA; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 25844445396     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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