Development of reproductive structures in the introduced green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the northern Adriatic Sea

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Bulleri, Fabio ^a,b   Branca, Maria Giovanna ^a   Abbiati, Marco ^a   Airoldi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial habitats; Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides; Density dependent regulation; Invasive species; Reproduction; Spatial variation; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BREAKWATER; COASTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ACTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM FRAGILE;

EID: 34249046358     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701231243     Document Type: Article

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