Experimental in situ feeding of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus with invasive algae Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea and Caulerpa taxifolia in the Adriatic Sea

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 12 A, 2008, Pages 2098-2102

  Žuljević, Ante ^a   Nikolić, Vedran ^a   Despalatović, Marija ^a   Antolić, Boris ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Caulerpa racemose var. Cylindracea; Caulerpa taxifolia; Feeding experiment; Paracentrotus lividus

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; CAGE CULTURE; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GREEN ALGA; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEAGRASS;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 61949215297     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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