Macrophyte assemblage associated with an invasive species exhibiting temporal variability in its development pattern

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 369-378

  Klein, Judith C ^a,b   Verlaque, Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea; Competition; Dead Posidonia oceanica matte ; Impact; Mediterranean Sea; Species introduction

Indexed keywords

CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84940025609     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9966-7     Document Type: Article

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