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Facts

Picture of
Our largest alga

Perennial primary shoots

Reproduction

Summer and winter appearance

Tolerance

Origin and distribution

Japweeds journey to Sweden

Establishment in Sweden and Denmark

Establishment and development in the Koster area

Development along the Swedish west coast

 
Areas where japweed has been registered: A) Koster Islands, B) Tjärnö area,
C) Väderöarna, D) Fjällbacka archipelago, E) Gullmarsfjords estuary,
F) Pater Noster area, G) Gothenburg´s southern archipelago, H) Särö coast,
J) Vendelsöfjord, K) Värö peninsula, L) Balgöfjord, M) Varbergs area.
Click on the squares on the map to see more detailed inlays of areas where japweed has been found.

If you are interested in reading more about japweed (Swedish with English summary):

Karlsson, J., Valentinsson, D. & Loo, L.-O. (1995). Sargassosnärja - Sargassum muricum - vid svenska västkusten. Naturvårdsverket slutrapport. 1-18.

Karlsson, J. (1996). Utbredningen av sargassosnärja - Sargassum muticum - vid svenska västkusten 1996. WWF rapport. 1-11.

 

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