The Introduced Green Alga Caulerpa Taxifolia Continues to Spread in the Mediterranean

By A. Meinesz, T. Belsher, Thierry Thibaut, B. Antolić, K. B. Mustapha, C. Boudouresque, D. Chiaverini, F. Cinelli, J. Cottalorda, A. Djellouli and 12 more. Biological Invasions, 2001

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Impacts of introduced seaweeds (2007, background): “A large research effort has addressed the ecological impacts of Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean Sea.”
On the identity and origin of the Mediterranean invasive Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) (2003, unknown): “This invasion is, therefore, more widespread than that of the highly publicized Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh (Meinesz et al., 2001).”
Invasion of alien macroalgae in different Mediterranean habitats (2009, background): “In fact, biological invasions of macroalgae may cause the disappearance of peculiar species and the increase of the same tolerant species in all invaded habitats, eroding beta diversity in marine coastal areas and leading to a widespread ‘‘biotic homogenisation’’ ( McKinney and Lockwood 1999; Olden”
Algae: the world’s most important “plants”—an introduction (2010, background): “Some marine green algae are truly sea “weeds” and one beautiful green alga, Caulerpa, is known as the “scourge of the Mediterranean” where it is a highly invasive weed introduced by accident in Monaco in 1984 just beneath the Oceanographic Museum (Meinesz et al. 2001).”
The Invasive Species Challenge in Estuarine and Coastal Environments: Marrying Management and Science (2008, background): “…such as for Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean or Australia, because the invasions overall are so extensive that even control will be difficult (Meinesz et al. 2001; Collings et al. 2004), although these efforts provide critically valuable information for a new restricted infestation.”
Potential impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and cetaceans (2008, background): “Therefore, sparse and declining populations such as Posidonia meadows are more vulnerable to be overgrown and replaced by invasive macroalgae like Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa racemosa (Meinesz et al., 2001; Bouderesque & Verlaque, 2002; Peirano et al., 2005).”
Introduced Macroalgae – a Growing Concern (2006, background): “Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean has spread steadily since its introduction in 1984, with an estimated colonised area of 131 km2 (Meinesz et al., 2001).”
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).”
Positive versus negative effects of an invasive ecosystem engineer on different components of a marine ecosystem (2013, background): “The invasive green alga Caulerpa taxifolia has invaded several temperate regions worldwide where it covers large areas of soft-sediment habitat, forms high density beds (Meinesz et al. 2001, Anderson 2005, Wright 2005) and modifies chemical and physical sediment and water properties.”
CHAPTER 6: SMALL CRAFT AND THE SPREAD OF EXOTIC SPECIES (2006, background): “Fragments entangled in commercial fishing nets, often cleaned while in harbour, could also create new populations (Ceccherelli & Cinelli 1999; Relini et al. 2000; Meinesz et al. 2001).”
Change in tropical rocky shore communities due to an alien coral invasion (2011, background): “…or regional level, at least in the short term (Sax & Gaines 2003), but invasive species are also believed to decrease drastically the biodiversity over the long term (Jousson et al. 2000, Meinesz et al. 2001, Chisholm & Moulin 2003, Simberloff et al. 2005, Galil 2007, Wallentinus & Nyberg 2007).”