Summer and winter comparisons in the nutritional value of marine macroalgae from Hong Kong

Botanica Marina

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-17

  Kaehler, S ^a   Kennish, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CORALLINACEAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0030477765     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1996.39.1-6.11     Document Type: Article

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