The trophic significance of the invasive seaweed Sargassum muticum in sandy beaches

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-61

  Rossi, Francesca ^a   Olabarria, Celia ^b   Incera, Mónica ^c   Garrido, Josefina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c CETMAR Centro Tecnológico del Mar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food Web; Galician Coast; Invasive Species; Macrofauna; Sandy Beaches; Sargassum muticum; Stable Isotopes

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOMASS; FOOD WEB; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOPOD; MACROALGA; NATIVE SPECIES; PITFALL TRAP; SEAWEED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TYLOS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 71649111627     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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