Flow visualization around single- and multiple-bladed seaweeds with various morphologies

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-367

  Hurd, Catriona L ^a,b   Stevens, Craig L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Kelp; Laminar flow; Seaweeds; Turbulent flow; Velocity boundary layer

Indexed keywords

ALARIA MARGINATA; ALGAE; COSTARIA; EGREGIA MENZIESII; FUCUS; FUCUS GARDNERI; GELIDIUM COULTERI; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA SETCHELLII; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS INTEGRIFOLIA; NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA;

EID: 0030865507     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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