Mechanisms of invasion: Establishment, spread and persistence of introduced seaweed populations

Botanica Marina

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 351-360

  Valentine, Joseph P ^a   Magierowski, Regina H ^a   Johnson, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Establishment; Invasion process; Life history characteristics; Management; Persistence; Spread

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PERSISTENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEAWEED; WEED CONTROL;

CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CODIUM FRAGILE; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM; UNDARIA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 37149045573     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2007.040     Document Type: Review

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