Effects of herbivory, nutrient levels, and introduced algae on the distribution and abundance of the invasive macroalga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

Effects of herbivory, nutrient levels, and introduced algae on the distribution and abundance of the invasive macroalga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

Coral Reefs (2001) 19: 343-357

DOI 10.1007/s003380000123

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Bubble algae!  The less-fun variant in the Family.  (Valonia is not so bad.)

Don’t provide foods to your herbivores that are more desirable.   Pellet food was the “worst”….mysis were better and more herbivores ate bubble algae when that was the tank’s food.