Biology and Diet of Invasive Caulerpa brachypus F. parvifolia Blooms on Coral Reefs in the Southeast Region of the United States
Received Date: Nov 03, 2023 / Published Date: Nov 29, 2023
Abstract
Over the past 20 years, invasive chlorophyte blooms have devastated coral reefs off the southeast coast of Florida in an unprecedented sequence, with the non-native Caulerpa brachypus F. parvifolia being the most recent. We monitored benthic cover, water column dissolved inorganic nutrients, tissue C: N: P ratios, and stable nitrogen isotopes (δ15N) of C. brachypus and native chlorophytes (Caulerpa racemosa, Caulerpa verticillata, Caulerpa mexicana, and Codium isthmocladum) quarterly at two reef sites, the Princess Anne (PA) and North Colonel's Ledge (NCL) in 2003- 2004. These observations helped us gain a better understanding of the ecology and nutrition of the C. brachypus invasion. Stormwater discharges from the Lake Worth inlet had an impact on the PA site, while NCL was located further away from these discharges.
Citation: Martin H (2023) Biology and Diet of Invasive Caulerpa brachypus F. parvifolia Blooms on Coral Reefs in the Southeast Region of the United States. J Ecosys Ecograph, 13: 466
Copyright: © 2023 Martin H. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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