Impacts of detritus from the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia on a soft sediment community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 420, Issue , 2010, Pages 73-81

  Taylor, Skye L ^a,d   Bishop, Melanie J ^b   Kelaher, Brendan P ^a,c   Glasby, Tim M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Batemans Marine Park   (Australia)

^d Port Stephens Fisheries Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caulerpa taxifolia; Detritus; Food quality; Invasion; Nitrogen content; Spatial subsidy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DETRITUS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SEAWEED; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78651280513     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08903     Document Type: Article

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