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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Colonial ascidians"”.
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Climate change and invasive species interact to impact succession and diversity in Gulf of Maine marine fouling communities
… to decline; concurrently invasive tunicates (ascidians) became conspicuous members of fouling communities. These abiotic and biotic changes may lead to shifts in species composition, diversity and succession. The goals of these studies were to examine the relationship between depressed …
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The Ecology and Demography of the Invasive Ascidian Botrylloides violaceus in the Coos Estuary
… ascidian species. Botrylloides violaceus, a colonial ascidian, is a cosmopolitan invader of fouling communities in bays and harbors including Oregon’s Coos Estuary. This study documents seasonal and spatial patterns of B. violaceus distribution, assesses the impact of abiotic factors on this …