Double Trouble: Synergy between Habitat Loss and the Spread of the Alien Species Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) in Three Mediterranean Habitats
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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P. oceanica meadow | |||||
Source of variation | Df | SS | MS | F-value | p-value |
Condition | 1 | 25.47 | 25.46 | 38.97 | <0.001 |
Time | 4 | 37.49 | 9.37 | 14.34 | <0.001 |
Condition × Time | 4 | 8.50 | 2.12 | 3.25 | 0.02 |
Residuals | 50 | 32.67 | 0.65 | ||
P. crispa turf | |||||
Source of variation | Df | SS | MS | F-value | p-value |
Condition | 1 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 2.87 | 0.09 |
Time | 4 | 2.65 | 0.66 | 10.53 | <0.001 |
Condition × Time | 4 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 0.82 |
Residuals | 50 | 3.14 | 0.06 | ||
Coralligenous reef | |||||
Source of variation | Df | SS | MS | F-value | p-value |
Condition | 1 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 2.14 | 0.15 |
Time | 4 | 0.85 | 0.21 | 0.73 | 0.57 |
Condition × Time | 4 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.62 |
Residuals | 50 | 14.59 | 0.29 |
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Casoli, E.; Mancini, G.; Ventura, D.; Belluscio, A.; Ardizzone, G. Double Trouble: Synergy between Habitat Loss and the Spread of the Alien Species Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) in Three Mediterranean Habitats. Water 2021, 13, 1342. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101342
Casoli E, Mancini G, Ventura D, Belluscio A, Ardizzone G. Double Trouble: Synergy between Habitat Loss and the Spread of the Alien Species Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) in Three Mediterranean Habitats. Water. 2021; 13(10):1342. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101342
Chicago/Turabian StyleCasoli, Edoardo, Gianluca Mancini, Daniele Ventura, Andrea Belluscio, and Giandomenico Ardizzone. 2021. "Double Trouble: Synergy between Habitat Loss and the Spread of the Alien Species Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) in Three Mediterranean Habitats" Water 13, no. 10: 1342. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101342
APA StyleCasoli, E., Mancini, G., Ventura, D., Belluscio, A., & Ardizzone, G. (2021). Double Trouble: Synergy between Habitat Loss and the Spread of the Alien Species Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) in Three Mediterranean Habitats. Water, 13(10), 1342. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101342