Determinants of caulerpa racemosa distribution in the North-Western Mediterranean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 431, Issue , 2011, Pages 55-67

  Bulleri, Fabio ^a,b   Alestra, Tommaso ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^b   Tamburello, Laura ^a   Pinna, Stefania ^b   Sechi, Nicola ^a   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic assemblage; Biological invasion; Distribution pattern; Habitat degradation; MPA; Seaweeds; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROALGA; MARINE PARK; PROBABILITY; SEAGRASS; SEAWEED; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; URBANIZATION;

ITALY; SARDINIA; TUSCANY;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; INVERTEBRATA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 79958259072     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09137     Document Type: Article

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