Biodiversity consequences of Caulerpa prolifera takeover of a coastal lagoon

The genus Caulerpa has attracted much attention because many of its species were introduced into non-native regions and became notoriously invasive. This is the case of Caulerpa prolifera that has been rapidly expanding in Ria Formosa lagoon, taking over the deeper unvegetated soft bottoms and compe...

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Main Author: Parreira, Filipe (author)
Other Authors: Martínez-Crego, Begoña (author), Lourenço Afonso, Carlos Manuel (author), Machado, Margarida (author), Oliveira, Frederico (author), Gonçalves, Jorge Manuel Santos (author), Santos, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Caulerpa prolifera
Ecosystem services
Biodiversity
Nursery
Seagrass
Bare sediments
Habitat
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16347
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/16347

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16347

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