ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Undaria pinnatifida
;
Sargassum muticum
;
Antithamnion pectinatum
;
Lagoon of Venice
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The present distribution of invasive seaweeds Undaria pinnatifida (Phaeophyta, Laminariales) and Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyta, Fucales) in the Lagoon of Venice is updated in this work. The distribution of Antithamnion pectinatum (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) is presented for the first time. All these species have quickly colonized the hard substrata competing with indigenous species. Competition acts differently in the two species, U. pinnatifida competing for the substratum and S. muticum for light. On tidal flats composed of silt and sand, the growth of two brown seaweeds is restricted owing to the lack of a solid substrata. While Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum muticum have colonized only some areas of the lagoon in a short vertical range (from 0 to -3 m), Antithamnion pectinatum is present on the three portmouths, along the inner shores of the city of Venice, and in the lagoon islands with extensive vertical distribution (from +0.2 to -8 m).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003437105147
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