Threat to macroalgal diversity: effects of the introduced green alga Caulerpa racemosa in the Mediterranean

By L. Piazzi, G. Ceccherelli, F. Cinelli. 2001

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Different Effects of Caulerpa racemosa on Two Co-occurring Seagrasses in the Mediterranean (2002, background): “Quite recently it has reached the north-western part of the basin (Piazzi et al. 1997a, 1997b, Piazzi and Cinelli 1999) where it exhibits the typical features of a successful invading species, given its high abundance in most of the habitats of occurrence (Piazzi et al. 2001).”
Phytotoxic activity of caulerpenyne from the Mediterranean invasive variety of Caulerpa racemosa: a potential allelochemical (2007, background): “cylindracea introduction on the Mediterranean benthic communities was first studied by Piazzi et al. (2001) , which highlighted the structural changes induced in macroalgal assemblages.”
Effects of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea on the native seagrass, Syringodium filiforme, and associated fish and epibiota communities in the Eastern Caribbean. (2012, background): “…congeners Caulerpa taxifolia and C. racemosa, two of the best studied invasive macrophytes, have been reported to overwhelm native floral communities, turning them into low diversity, alien algal beds (Meinesz and Hesse, 1991; Piazzi et al., 2001; Meinesz et al., 2001; Klein and Verlaque, 2008).”
Impacts of introduced seaweeds (2007, background): “In the Mediterranean Sea, where two introduced Caulerpa species co-occur, it is as yet unknown whether C. racemosa, which is competitively superior (Piazzi et al. 2001a, Piazzi and Ceccherelli 2002), will eventually replace C. taxifolia, or whether the two species will facilitate one another.”
Introduced Macroalgae – a Growing Concern (2006, background): “Overgrowth by C. racemosa changed macroalgal community composition and seagrass shoot density (Piazzi et al., 2001b; Ceccherelli and Campo, 2002).”
Effects of seagrasses and algae of the Caulerpa family on hydrodynamics and particle-trapping rates (2010, background): “Associated species are different in seagrass meadows and Caulerpa assemblages; for example, phytobenthic community diversity dramatically changes (Piazzi et al. 2001, 2005), and increased diversity and abundance of polychaetes (often an indicator of sediment organic matter enrichment) are often…”
Seasonal changes of the introduced Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) at the northwest limit of its Mediterranean range (2005, background): “Keywords: Introduced species; Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea; Mediterranean Sea; Pattern of colonisation; Biometry; Growth rate; Seasonal changes; Grazing”
European seaweeds under pressure: Consequences for communities and ecosystem functioning (2015, unknown): “of species in invaded areas (Piazzi et al., 2001; Balata et al., 2004).”
Alien Marine Species in the Mediterranean - the 100 'Worst Invasives' and their Impact (2006, unknown): “…for colonization, no colonization has been observed on dense meadows in many other Mediterranean regions; dense P. oceanica meadows seem to prevent C. race-mosa var . cylindracea invasion (PIAZZI & CINELLI, 1999, 2003; CECCHERELLI et al., 2000; PIAZZI et al., 2001a , 2005; RUIT-TON et al., 2005).”
A Global Review of the Distribution, Taxonomy, and Impacts of Introduced Seaweeds (2007, background): “…species richness, abundance; macrofaunal species richness, abundance Mediterranean (Argyrou et al. 1999) – Seaweed richness, diversity, cover Mediterranean (Piazzi et al. 2001) 0 Seagrass leaf longevity Mediterranean (Dumay et al. 2002a) + Epiphyte biomass; seagrass primary productivityc –…”
Invasion of alien macroalgae in different Mediterranean habitats (2009, background): “Both C. racemosa and W. setacea strongly affected the biodiversity of invaded assemblages (Airoldi et al 1995; Piazzi et al. 2001; Piazzi and Cinelli 2003).”
On the identity and origin of the Mediterranean invasive Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) (2003, background): “…success in the Mediterranean, and, only a few years after its introduction, the first significant signs of a negative impact on some communities and human activities have been reported (Balata et al., 2000; Cecere et al., 2000; Ceccherelli et al., 2001; Piazzi et al., 2001b; Magri et al., 2001).”