Halophila stipulacea
Halophila stipulacea
(tropical seagrass)
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27 results for Halophila stipulacea (tropical seagrass)

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Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
9066 Halophila stipulacea Competition Observational Field Thalassia testudinum abundance decreased significantly with the introduction and increase... 45843
9067 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Halophila stipulacea stored Nitrogen and organic Carbon at higher amounts in introduced... 45844
9068 Halophila stipulacea Water Quality Anecdotal Field Halophila stipulacea purify water and increase ocean nourishment as they oxygenate waters... 45859
9069 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal Field Halophila stipulacea contribute to coastal protection as they reduce soil erosion with... 45859
9070 Halophila stipulacea Food Web Observational Field In the Mediterranean Sea, Chelonia mydas diets contained 31% of the invasive Halophila... 45858
10001 Halophila stipulacea Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field Invasive populations of Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean have been found to harbor... 45510
10019 Halophila stipulacea Competition Observational Field In the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of Cypress, percent cover of invasive Halophila... 45534
10020 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field In the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of Cypress, percent cover of invasive Halophila... 45534
10054 Halophila stipulacea Food Web Observational Field Fish traps in sea-grass beds with and without Halophila stipulacea showed an increase in... 45834
10055 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Epibiotic amphipod and crustacean abundances were significantly higher on Halophila... 45838
10056 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Halophila stipulacea transplant beds supported significantly larger fish than did native... 45838
10057 Halophila stipulacea Competition Anecdotal Field Transplants of Halophila stipulacea rapidly expanded into native beds of Syringodium... 45838
10058 Halophila stipulacea Competition Observational Field Shoot density of Cymodocea nodosa decreased by 50% in four years after the introduction... 45841
10059 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Blue Carbon sedimentation increased with the arrival of Halophila stipulacea by over 50%... 45845
10060 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Algal assemblages differed among beds of Halophila stipulacea and native beds of... 45847
10062 Halophila stipulacea Food Web Observational Field Juvenile fish Sarpa salpa were observed grazing year-round on Halophila... 45854
10065 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Microbial epibiont assemblages differed between Halophila stipulacea and Posidonia... 45871
10066 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Sediment layers were stabilized and less fluctuating in bed of Halophila stipulacea than... 46020
10067 Halophila stipulacea Competition Observational Field Shoot densities of Cymodocea nodosa were lower in mixed seagrass beds containing... 46021
10072 Halophila stipulacea Food Web Anecdotal Field Sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, were observed eating the non-native seagrass, Halophila... 46117
10076 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Halophila stipulacea was shown to rapidly spread into disturbed native seagrass beds in... 46132
10077 Halophila stipulacea Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field Marinomyxa marina, a newly introduced phytomyxid endoparasite in the Caribbean was... 46134
10078 Halophila stipulacea Competition Experimental Field Halophila stipulacea grow more shoots when in mixed beds with Cymodocea nodosa... 46135
10079 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Southern stingrays, Hypanus americanus, preferred foraging in native seagrass beds of... 46136
10080 Halophila stipulacea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Invertebrate density and richness was significantly higher in Halophila stipulacea beds... 46137
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