Phytotoxic activity of caulerpenyne from the Mediterranean invasive variety of Caulerpa racemosa: A potential allelochemical

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Raniello, Raffaella ^a   Mollo, Ernesto ^b   Lorenti, Maurizio ^a   Gavagnin, Margherita ^b   Buia, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allelopathic interaction; Caulerpa racemosa; Caulerpenyne; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Invasive species; Phytotoxicity; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; ALLELOPATHY; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEAGRASS; SEAWEED; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF NAPLES; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 34248350713     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9044-2     Document Type: Article

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