Spread of the invasive alga Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) along the Mediterranean coast of the Murcia region (SE Spain)

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Ruiz, J M ^a   Marin Guirao L ^a   Bernardeau Esteller, J ^b   Ramos Segura, A ^a   Garcia Munoz R ^a   Sandoval Gil, J M ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea; Colonised surface area; Distribution; Mediterranean Sea; Spain

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GREEN ALGA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RHIZOME; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA;

MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 80053252826     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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