Javier Pelloacute;n Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hydrobiology ,Physiology of Marine Organisms,Fisheries Biology and Management,Coastal Ecology,Marine Ecology
Laboratory of Marine Biology (LBM), University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
Javier Pelloacuten works at the Laboratory of Marine Biology (LBM), University of Seville, Seville, Spain. Specialized in Hydrobiology, Hydrology, Marine Conversation, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Fisheries Biology and Management.
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Author(s): Javier Pellón, Ricardo Bermejo, Manolo Chacón, Encarni Sánchez, Juan Antonio Parada, Manuel Fernández-Casado, María del Carmen Arroyo and José Carlos García-Gómez
Presence of Caulerpa cylindracea (Chlorophyta) in the North of Strait of Gibraltar: Effectiveness of Citizen-Scientist in Detecting Invasion and Record in Atlantic European Coast
The presence of Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder was recorded for the first time within the Mediterranean Sea in Libya, 1990s. Since then, this alien species has invaded the Mediterranean basin moving from the Eastern basin towards the Atlantic Ocean. C. cylindracea displays aggressive spreading kinetics and generates negative impacts over native biota. In the present study, this species is first recorded for the Northern margin of the Gibraltar Strait and the view moreĀ»