Ecology of the invasive red alga Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyta) on O'ahu, Hawai'i

Pacific Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-343

  Smith, Jennifer E ^a   Hunter, Cynthia L ^a   Conklin, Eric J ^a   Most, Rebecca ^a   Sauvage, Thomas ^a   Squair, Cheryl ^a   Smith, Celia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RED ALGA; REEF;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA SALICORNIA; RHODOPHYTA; SALICORNIA;

EID: 2942736987     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2004.0023     Document Type: Article

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