Interaction between the invasive macroalga Lophocladia lallemandii and the bryozoan Reteporella grimaldii at seagrass meadows: Density and physiological responses

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-52

  Deudero, S ^a   Blanco, A ^a   Box, A ^a   Mateu Vicens, G ^a   Cabanellas Reboredo, M ^a   Sureda, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bryozoans; Invasive species; Lophocladia lallemandii; ROS; Seagrass; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIPHYTE; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MACROALGA; SEAGRASS MEADOW; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; LOPHOCLADIA LALLEMANDII; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; RETEPORELLA;

EID: 72149127377     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9428-1     Document Type: Article

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