Invasion of Mediterranean benthic assemblages by red alga Lophocladia lallemandii (Montagne) F. Schmitz: Depth-related temporal variability in biomass and phenology

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Cebrian, Emma ^a,b   Ballesteros, Enric ^c  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alga; Biomass; Invasive species; Lophocladia lallemandii; Mediterranean; Phenology; Recruitment ability; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION REGULATION; RED ALGA; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; LOPHOCLADIA LALLEMANDII; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 71549121013     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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