Multiple assessments of introduced seaweeds in the Northwest Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 730-741

  Mathieson, Arthur C ^a   Pederson, Judith R ^b   Neefus, Christopher D ^a   Dawes, Clinton J ^c   Bray, Troy L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic Porphyras; F. S. Collins; Introduced seaweeds; Molecular evaluations; Northwest Atlantic; Rapid assessment surveys

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CASCO BAY; MAINE; MOUNT DESERT ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CODIUM FRAGILE; GRATELOUPIA TURUTURU; NEOSIPHONIA HARVEYI; PORPHYRA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 45549100725     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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