The invasive red alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla in the Baltic Sea: Adaptation to brackish water may compensate for light limitation

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-264

  Weinberger, Florian ^a   Buchholz, Björn ^a   Karez, Rolf ^b   Wahl, Martin ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Landesamt für Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig Holstein ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Algal invasion; Fucus; Gracilaria; Introduced species; Invasion biology

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; INVERTEBRATA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 76149115885     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00083     Document Type: Article

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