Differences in soft-sediment macrobenthic assemblages invaded by Caulerpa taxifolia compared to uninvaded habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 380, Issue , 2009, Pages 59-71

  McKinnon, Justin G ^a   Gribben, Paul E ^b,c   Davis, Andrew R ^a   Jolley, Dianne F ^a   Wright, Jeffrey T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caulerpa taxifolia; Community composition; Ecosystem engineers; Facilitation; Habitat forming species; Inhibition; Invasion biology; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GREEN ALGA; INHIBITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; SEAGRASS; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA; HALOPHILA OVALIS; INVERTEBRATA; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 67649148575     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07926     Document Type: Article

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