Southern expansion of the brown alga Colpomenia peregrina Sauvageau (Scytosiphonales) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Abstract
Blackler first recorded Colpomenia peregrina in the Northwest Atlantic based on collections from Nova Scotia, Canada. Five decades later we found large quantities of C. peregrina in Maine, USA, even though it was absent during earlier floristic studies in this region. Thus, C. peregrina has undergone a rapid southern expansion along the Northwest Atlantic coast. While the causes of such an expansion are unknown, it could have a major effect on both shellfish cultivation and native seaweeds within New England because of competitive interactions and increased drag.
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Journal Title
Botanica Marina
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1515/bot-2012-0157
Scientific Contribution Number
2488
Document Type
Article
Rights
Copyright 2012 Walter de Gruyter
Recommended Citation
Green, Lindsay A.; Mathieson, Arthur C.; Neefus, Christopher D.; Traggis, Hannah M.; and Dawes, Clinton J., "Southern expansion of the brown alga Colpomenia peregrina Sauvageau (Scytosiphonales) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean" (2012). Botanica Marina. 20.
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