Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Hong Kong/China/South China Sea (Jones et al. 2000)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
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Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Barnacles, dominated by A. amphitrite overgrew newly recruited corals on settling plates during winter periods of cool weather (14-16⁰C). Competition by barnacles may be one factor limiting corals at the northern limit of their range (Chui and Ang 2010). | ||