How This Plant INVADED the Mediterranean Sea

Right now, a mat of sea grass covers the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. Nothing eats its, nothing can compete against it, nothing can stand to live near it. How did this simple sea grass come to dominate the waters around it, and what can we learn from this? Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on twitter @theatlaspro "Deliberate Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Sources / Further Reading: https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/ocns/inv/cs/2326.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240808907_Effect_of_Caulerpa_taxifolia_on_the_productivity_of_two_Mediterranean_macrophytes http://issg.org/database/species/impact_info.asp?si=115&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/documents/classification/LR_Caulerpa_taxifolia.pdf https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/caulerpa-taxifolia/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11636479_Caulerpenyne_a_toxin_from_the_seaweed_Caulerpa_taxifolia_depresses_afterhyperpolarization_in_invertebrate_neurons https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/296018/The_introduced_alga_Caulerpa_taxifolia_in_South_Australia_infestation_boundary_surveys_and_feasibility_of_control_for_populations_outside_the_containment_area._Report_for_PIRSA_Biosecurity_SA.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00004009 https://www.jstor.org/stable/25098395?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280977094_Comparison_of_the_Wound-Activated_Transformation_of_Caulerpenyne_by_Invasive_and_Noninvasive_Caulerpa_Species_of_the_Mediterranean