Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: San Pedro Docks, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Inner Harbor (1927, Johnson and Snook 1927, cited by Carlton 1979)
Geographic Extent
San Pedro Docks, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Inner Harbor (1927, Johnson and Snook 1927, cited by Carlton 1979); Island Yacht Anchorage, Los Angeles/CA/ Los Angeles Harbor (2000, Cohen et al. 2002);; Long Beach/CA/Colorado Lagoon (2000, Cohen et al. 2002);
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
). In the Bolsa Chica Reserve, Huntington Beach CA, S. quoianum decreased carbon content in sediement, and increased erosion rates (Brown et al. 2022). | ||