Seasonal vegetation patterns of the introduced Caulerpa racemose (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) in the northern Adriatic Sea (Vrsar, Croatia)

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-116

  Ivesǎ, Ljiljana ^a   Devescovi, Massimo ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Caulerpa racemose; Colonization patterns; Exposed habitat; Introduced species; Northern Adriatic Sea; Seasonal changes; Sholtered habitat; Winter temperatures

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMETRY; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; COLD CLIMATE; CROATIA; DIVING; DRY WEIGHT; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; SANDY SOIL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION; WINTER;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33745160025     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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