Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Twin Cays/Belize/Salt Creek, Caribbean Sea (1980, USNM 205619, US National Museum of Natural History 2016; Ellison and Farnwsworth 2005); Maya Walk/Belize/Caribbean Sea (Davidson et al. 2016); 6 locations, Twin Keys-Bugle Creek/Belize/Caribbean Sea ( Ellison and Farnwsworth 2005)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
In caging experiments at Maya Walk and Maya Alcove, Belize, exclusion of S. terebrans resulted in much more extensive growth and complexity of mangrove roots (Davidson et al. 2016). | ||