Table 1 The different variables considered important to assess the invasive potential of a species and respective categories
From: Tracking macroalgae introductions in North Atlantic oceanic islands
Variables | Categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Native origin (5) | NE Atlantic | W Atlantic | Indian Ocean | Indo-Pacific | Pacific | |
Vector (3) | Unknown | Maritime traffica | Fouling (within maritime traffic)b | |||
Status (3) | Not established | Undetermined | Established | |||
Relative density (6) | Rare | Occasional | Frequent | Abundant | Dominant | Unknown |
Functional group (5) | Filamentous | Corticated | Siphonous | Foliose | Corticated foliose | Articulated calcareous |
Invasive potential (3) | Not invasive | Unknown | Invasive | |||