Ecology and nutrition of invasive Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia blooms on coral reefs off southeast Florida, U.S.A.

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Lapointe, Brian E ^a   Bedford, Bradley J ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caulerpa brachypus; Coral reef; Eutrophication; Invasive; Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Non native; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CAULERPA; CAULERPA BRACHYPUS; CAULERPA MEXICANA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA VERTICILLATA; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM ISTHMOCLADUM;

EID: 70449523573     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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