The Mediterranean introduced seagrass Halophila stipulacea in eastern Sicily (Italy): Temporal variations of the associated algal assemblage

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-230

  Di Martino, V ^a   Blundo, M C ^b   Tita, G ^c  

^a Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica Applicata al Mare (ICRAM)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Epiphyte assemblage; Halophila stipulacea; Introduced species; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIPHYTE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; HALOPHILA STIPULACEA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 33750465484     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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