DEEP-WATER DISPERSAL OF THE TROPICAL ALGA CAULERPA-TAXIFOLIA INTRODUCED INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN

Authors
BELSHER T MEINESZ A
Citation
T. Belsher et A. Meinesz, DEEP-WATER DISPERSAL OF THE TROPICAL ALGA CAULERPA-TAXIFOLIA INTRODUCED INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN, Aquatic botany, 51(1-2), 1995, pp. 163-169
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Aquatic botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043770
Volume
51
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
163 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3770(1995)51:1-2<163:DDOTTA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The deep-water dispersal of the tropical alga Caulerpa tawifolia (Vahl ) C. Agardh, introduced into the Mediterranean in 1984, was investigat ed. Observations made from the French Navy submarine ''Griffon'' showe d the presence of the alga at depths of 35-100 m off the most densely invaded coast (near Monaco). The alga was mostly found drifting on the muddy bottom and occasionally fixed on solid substrates.