Exploring the effects of invasive algae on the persistence of gorgonian populations

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2647-2656

  Cebrian, Emma ^a,b   Linares, Cristina ^c   Marschal, Christian ^d   Garrabou, Joaquim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Global warming; Gorgonian; Invasive species; Mediterranean; Mortality

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREEN ALGA; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PERSISTENCE; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SOFT CORAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

FRANCE; HYERES ISLANDS; PORT CROS ISLAND; PORT CROS NATIONAL PARK; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; VAR;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; GORGONIA; PARAMURICEA CLAVATA; WOMERSLEYELLA SETACEA;

EID: 84868337923     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0261-6     Document Type: Article

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