Demian A Willette Jeff Miller Caroline S. Rogers 2014 <p>The non-native seagrass <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> has spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean Sea (Willette et al. 2014); without additional research, the ecological ramifications of this invasion are difficult to predict. Biodiversity, connectivity of marine ecosystems, and recovery of degraded coral reefs could all be affected. The invasive seagrass, native to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, has taken over sand bottoms and intermixed with or replaced native seagrasses, including <i>Thalassia testudinum, Syringodium filiforme, and Halodule wrightii</i>.</p> application/pdf 10.1890/14.WB.016 en Ecological Society of America Rapidly spreading seagrass invades the Caribbean with unknown ecological consequences article