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| Meinesz, A; Hesse, B. |
| The tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh has been displayed over the last fifteen years in tropical aquaria at the Oceanographic Museum, Monaco. Its accidental introduction into the natural environment dates from 1984. It developed first in the sea immediately below the museum, and resisted winter temperatures of 11 to 13-degrees-C. Gradually the population spread over all types of substrate, including rock, sand and mud, and over a wide range of depth, 3 to 35 m, on this relatively exposed site. In summer 1990 we became aware of its presence both to the east and to the west of Monaco. To the east, it now occurs on the whole of the eastern side of Cap Martin (3 km from Monaco) and is spreading over the west face. To the west we have observed... |
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Palavras-chave: INTRODUCED SPECIES; CAULERPA-TAXIFOLIA; MEDITERRANEAN. |
| Ano: 1991 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00101/21268/18879.pdf |
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| Lemee, R; Boudouresque, Cf; Gobert, J; Malestroit, Pascale; Mari, X; Meinesz, A; Menager, V; Ruitton, S. |
| Experiments in aquaria have shown that the feeding behaviour of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in presence of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia varies during the year. In summer, the alga is strongly avoided and is not consumed. in winter and spring, although the alga is only moderately appreciated, its consumption is significant, but it is hardly or not at all absorbed. These results are confirmed by content analysis of the digestive tract of P. lividus sampled in situ in an area colonized by C. taxifolia. The sea urchins' feeding behaviour is linked to the presence of toxic and repellent secondary metabolites of C. taxifolia, caulerpenyne in particular. |
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| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00094/20483/18153.pdf |
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