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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50084| Title: | Seasonal changes in populations of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla in the Maltese Islands |
| Authors: | Ellul, Therese Evans, Julian Schembri, Patrick J. |
| Keywords: | Introduced organisms -- Malta Biodiversity -- Malta Introduced organisms -- Mediterranean Region Biodiversity -- Mediterranean Region Caulerpa taxifolia -- Malta Caulerpa taxifolia -- Mediterranean Region Green algae -- Malta Green algae -- Mediterranean Region Bryopsidales Caulerpa |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | La Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée |
| Citation: | Ellul, T., Evans, J., & Schembri, P. J. (2019). Seasonal changes in populations of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla in the Maltese Islands. Rapport du Congrès de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée, 42, 188. |
| Abstract: | Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla, an alien alga in the Mediterranean Sea, was first recorded from the Maltese Islands in 2013. Initial observations suggested that it underwent complete frond regression in winter, possibly due to the colder temperatures. Since then it has spread rapidly and has become abundant in the infralittoral in some localities. The present two-year study on the Maltese populations indicates that the alga is able to resist low seawater temperatures during the winter and is not regressing completely, potentially increasing its ecological impact. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50084 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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