Alien algae Undaria pinnatifida causes habitat loss for rocky reef fishes in north Patagonia

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-24

  Irigoyen, Alejo J ^a   Eyras, Cecilia ^a   Parma, Ana M ^a  

^a Centro Nacional Patagónico Consejo Nacional De Investigaciones Científicas Y Tecnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alien algae; Habitat loss; Patagonia; Temperate reef fishes; Undaria

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REEF; SEAWEED; SUBSTRATE;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; NUEVO GULF; PATAGONIA;

ALGAE; PISCES; UNDARIA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 78650420064     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9780-1     Document Type: Article

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