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Right now, a mat of sea grass covers the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. Nothing eats its, nothing can compete against it, nothing can stand to live near it. How did this simple sea grass come to dominate the waters around it, and what can we learn from this?
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"Deliberate Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sources / Further Reading:
2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/ocns/inv/cs/2326.htm
researchgate.net/publication/240808907_Effect_of_Caulerpa_taxifolia_on_the_productivity_of_two_Mediterranean_macrophytes
issg.org/database/species/impact_info.asp?si=115&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN
dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/documents/classification/LR_Caulerpa_taxifolia.pdf
https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/caulerpa-taxifolia/
researchgate.net/publication/11636479_Caulerpenyne_a_toxin_from_the_seaweed_Caulerpa_taxifolia_depresses_afterhyperpolarization_in_invertebrate_neurons
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/296018/The_introduced_alga_Caulerpa_taxifolia_in_South_Australia_infestation_boundary_surveys_and_feasibility_of_control_for_populations_outside_the_containment_area._Report_for_PIRSA_Biosecurity_SA.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00004009
jstor.org/stable/25098395?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
researchgate.net/publication/280977094_Comparison_of_the_Wound-Activated_Transformation_of_Caulerpenyne_by_Invasive_and_Noninvasive_Caulerpa_Species_of_the_Mediterranean
Right now, a mat of sea grass covers the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. Nothing eats its, nothing can compete against it, nothing can stand to live near it. How did this simple sea grass come to dominate the waters around it, and what can we learn from this?
Support me on Patreon here: patreon.com/atlaspro
Follow me on twitter @theatlaspro
"Deliberate Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sources / Further Reading:
2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/ocns/inv/cs/2326.htm
researchgate.net/publication/240808907_Effect_of_Caulerpa_taxifolia_on_the_productivity_of_two_Mediterranean_macrophytes
issg.org/database/species/impact_info.asp?si=115&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN
dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/documents/classification/LR_Caulerpa_taxifolia.pdf
https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/caulerpa-taxifolia/
researchgate.net/publication/11636479_Caulerpenyne_a_toxin_from_the_seaweed_Caulerpa_taxifolia_depresses_afterhyperpolarization_in_invertebrate_neurons
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/296018/The_introduced_alga_Caulerpa_taxifolia_in_South_Australia_infestation_boundary_surveys_and_feasibility_of_control_for_populations_outside_the_containment_area._Report_for_PIRSA_Biosecurity_SA.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00004009
jstor.org/stable/25098395?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
researchgate.net/publication/280977094_Comparison_of_the_Wound-Activated_Transformation_of_Caulerpenyne_by_Invasive_and_Noninvasive_Caulerpa_Species_of_the_Mediterranean
