Intentional introductions of commercially harvested alien seaweeds

Botanica Marina

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 338-350

  Pickering, Timothy D ^a   Skelton, Posa ^b   Sulu, Reuben J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b International Ocean Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Commercial macroalgae; Introductions; Invasive; Translocations

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROALGA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWEED; SHIPPING;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; EUCHEUMA DENTICULATUM; GRACILARIA; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII; LAMINARIA JAPONICA; PORPHYRA; UNDARIA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 37149029394     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2007.039     Document Type: Review

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