Occurrence of an invasive coral in the southwest A tlantic and comparison with a congener suggest potential niche expansion

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 2162 - 2171
• Main Authors: Carlos‐Júnior, Lélis A., Neves, Danilo M., Barbosa, Newton P. U., Moulton, Timothy P., Creed, Joel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2015

Tubastraea tagusensis , a coral native to the Galapagos Archipelago, has successfully established and invaded the Brazilian coast where it modifies native tropical rocky shore and coral reef communities. In order to understand the processes underlying the establishment of T. tagusensis, we tested wh...