Species Regional Summary
Kappaphycus alvarezii
None ( SP-XI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Tarawa/Kiribati/Pacific Ocean (1981, Eldredge 1994)

Geographic Extent

Kiribati/Pacific Ocean (1980s-1990s, Pickering et al. 2009); Tarawa/Kiribati/Pacific Ocean (1981, Eldredge 1994, 'where it has become an adequate subsistence venture (Uan, 1990)' (Eldredge 1994).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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