Structural complexity facilitates accumulation and retention of fragments of the invasive alga, Caulerpa taxifolia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Davis, A R ^a   Ferguson, A M ^a   Wright, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial seagrass units (ASUs); Biological invasion; Caulerpa taxifolia; Fragment accumulation; Fragment retention; Habitat structure

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPLEXITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 62949116054     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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