The extensive development of the turf-forming red alga Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R. E. Norris (Rhodophyta,Ceramiales) in the Bay of Boka Kotorska,Montenegro (southern Adriatic Sea) |
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| Authors: | Claudio Battelli Fabio Rindi |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Primorska, Faculty of Education of Koper , Slovenia claudio.battelli@guest.arnes.si;3. University of Primorska, Faculty of Education of Koper , Slovenia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract In August 2003, dense turfs formed by the filamentous red alga Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R. E. Norris were found in the open part of the Bay of Boka Kotorska, on the shore of Montenegro (southern Adriatic Sea). The habitat and morphology of the alga are described and the impact of the massive development of this species on the structure of the algal communities is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Macrobenthic algae southern Adriatic Sea sublittoral turf-forming Womersleyella setacea |
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