The genus Cladophora Kutzing (Ulvophyceae) as a globally distributed ecological engineer

• Main Authors: Zulkifly, Shahrizim, Graham, James M., Young, Erica B., Mayer, Robert J., Piotrowski, Michael J., Smith, Izak, Graham, Linda E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Phycological Society of America 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30063/1/The%20genus%20Cladophora%20Kutzing.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30063/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpy.12025/abstract

The green algal genus Cladophora forms conspicuous nearshore populations in marine and freshwaters worldwide, commonly dominating peri-phyton communities. As the result of human activities, including the nutrient pollution of nearshore waters, Cladophora-dominated periphyton can form nuisance blooms...