TAXONOMIC INSIGHTS INTO CAULERPA (BRYOPSIDALES, CHLOROPHYTA) SPECIES IN FRENCH POLYNESIA: CONFIRMATION OF 13 SPECIES AND REINSTATEMENT OF C. PICKERINGII HARVEY & BAILEY

Taxonomic Insights into Caulerpa (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) Species in French Polynesia: Confirmation of 13 Species and Reinstatement of C. pickeringii Harvey & Bailey

Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux is a genus of green macroalgae belonging to the family Caulerpaceae in the order Bryopsidales.The genus comprises 104 currently accepted species, of which 51 have been recorded from Pacific Islands.Among these islands, French Polynesia is found in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean and includes five archipelagos (i.e., the

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Monitoring great ape and elephant abundance at large spatial scales: measuring effectiveness of a conservation landscape.

Protected areas are fundamental to biodiversity conservation, but there is growing recognition of the need to extend beyond protected areas to meet the ecological requirements of species at larger scales.Landscape-scale conservation requires an evaluation of management impact on biodiversity under different land-use strategies; this is challenging

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