News article -- re: Hawaii invasive algaes

[Ursula Keuper-Bennett]

Dear all,

This might be of interest to some.

"Kaneohe targeted for fight against 5 alien, 2 local algae species

The growth of algae threatens coral reefs and other nearshore marine 
ecosystems"


"You could call algae the feral pig of Hawaii's marine environment.

Overgrowth of the seemingly benign plant threatens coral reefs, fish, other 
sea life and the natural beauty and tourism draw of nearshore waters."


The rest is at:

<http://starbulletin.com/2001/12/03/news/story4.html>



Best wishes,
Ursula
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