Original sentence: The bryozoan species Membranipora membranacea, whose colonies feed and grow exceptionally fast in a wide range of current speeds, was first noticed in the Gulf of Maine in 1987 and quickly became the most abundant organism living on kelps.This invasion harmed the kelps, so that their place as the dominant "vegetation" in some areas was taken by another invader, the large alga Codium fragile tomentosoides
Edited sentence: The lace-like bryozoan species Membranipora membranacea, whose colonies feed and grow exceptionally fast in a wide range of current speeds, was first noticed in the Gulf of Maine in 1987 and quickly became the most abundant organism living on kelps.These changes reduced the area of habitat available for local fish and invertebrates.This invasion caused kelp fronds to break, so that their place as the dominant "vegetation" in some areas was taken by another invader, the large alga Codium fragile tomentosoides.membranacea has also invaded the northwest coast of the U