NatureScot Commissioned Report 324 - Sargassum muticum in Scotland 2008 - a review of information, issues and implications
This report provides context for the prediction of the potential spread of Sargassum muticum in Scotland and possible impacts and future management plans and actions. It gives background information on this species, its habitat preferences and environmental tolerances and the features and strategies that it employs to facilitate its dispersal. The anthropogenic vectors responsible for the global spread of S. muticum are described and an overview of its current global distribution is provided. The report presents an overview of the ecological, economic and natural heritage implications of S. muticum introductions, as well as management strategies and eradication techniques that have been employed, including a case study of Strangford Lough.
Pages: 199
Published: 2009
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