Establishment and proliferation under climate change: temperate tunicates in south-western Iceland

• Published in: Marine and Freshwater Research
• Main Authors: Micael, Joana, Rodrigues, Pedro, Ramos-Esplá, Alfonso A., Gíslason, Sindri
• Other Authors: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Biología Marina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CSIRO Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Breeding activity; Botryllus schlosseri; Diplosoma listerianum; Invasive species; Latitudinal pattern; Proliferation; Subarctic; Warming seawater; Zoología; Sandgerði; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/123686; https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21351

Context: Botryllus schlosseri and Diplosoma listerianum are spreading along the south-western coast of Iceland. Both species are non-indigenous and originated from the temperate zone. In some geographic regions, these species have been associated with negative ecological and economic impacts. The pr...