The recent northern introduction of the seaweed Caulerpa webbiana (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) in Faial, Azores Islands (North-Eastern Atlantic)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Amat, Jaen Nieto ^a   Cardigos, Frederico ^a   Santos, Ricardo Serrão ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Caulerpa webbiana; Invasive alien species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876704116     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2008.3.4.7     Document Type: Article

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