Assessing grazing of Rugulopteryx okamurae (Ochrophyta) by the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata): a prospect for the biocontrol of the alien species?

Abstract

Rugulopteryx okamurae is an invasive non-indigenous species (NIS) of marine alga present in the benthic communities of the Strait of Gibraltar, where it has colonized most of the coast triggering e...