Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
FL/Buttonwoods Canal (Conover and Reid 1975); FL/Whitewater Bay ((Rehm and Humm 1973; Conover and Reid 1975); FL/Shark River (Conover and Reid 1975);
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
Extensive damage to roots of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) was found with 100% of mangrove roots infested, and 80-100% of roots severed (Conover and Reid 1975). | ||