Seasonal variation in agar yield and quality of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Bory) Dawson, Acleto et Foldvik, from the Gulf of California, Mexico

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-62

  Arellano Carbajal, Fausto ^a   Pacheco Ruíz, Isaí ^a   Correa Díaz, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agar; Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis; Gulf of California

Indexed keywords

AGAR; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; RED ALGA; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; YIELD;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

GRACILARIOPSIS LEMANEIFORMIS;

EID: 0032971772     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v25i1.654     Document Type: Article

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