Differential herbivory of invasive algae by native fish in the Mediterranean Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Tomas, F ^a   Cebrian, E ^b   Ballesteros, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotic resistance; Caulerpa racemosa; Introduced seaweeds; Lophocladia lallemandii; Vertical distribution; Womersleyella setacea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FISH; GENERALIST; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; LOPHOCLADIA LALLEMANDII; PISCES; WOMERSLEYELLA SETACEA;

EID: 79952071029     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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