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
De Gruyter
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Scientific Contribution Number
2488
Document Type
Article
Rights
©2012 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston.
Recommended Citation
Lindsay A. Green, Arthur C. Mathieson, Christopher D. Neefus, Hannah M. Traggis, Clinton J. Dawes. Southern expansion of the brown alga Colpomenia peregrina Sauvageau (Scytosiphonales) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Botanica Marina 2012; 55(6): 643–647. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot-2012-0157
Comments
This is an article published by De Gruyter in Botanica Marina in 2012, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot-2012-0157