Population structure, dynamics, and production of the Mediterranean macroalga Codium bursa (Chlorophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 918-924

  Vidondo, Beatriz ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mortality; Production; Size and age distributions; Slow growing macroalga

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; MACROALGA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CODIUM BURSA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032408831     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340918.x     Document Type: Article

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