Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt (Fucales, Phaeophyta) in Morocco, an invasive marine species new to the Atlantic coast of Africa

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-102

  Sabour, Brahim ^a   Reani, Abdeltif ^a   Magouri, Hachem E L ^a   Haroun, Ricardo ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Early detection; Japanese brown seaweed; Oyster transfers; Prevention; Shipping

Indexed keywords

FUCALES; OSTREIDAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM;

EID: 84875635680     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2013.8.1.11     Document Type: Article

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