Seasonal growth of the giant kelp macrocystis pyrifera in New Zealand

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 417-424

  Brown, M T ^a,c   Nyman, M A ^b   Keogh, J A ^a   Chin, N K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MACROALGAE; SEASONAL PATTERN;

NEW ZEALAND;

MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 0030883425     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050182     Document Type: Article

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