Biomass and agar assessment of three species of Gracilaria from Negros Island, central Philippines

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 398-399, Issue , 1999, Pages 173-182

  Calumpong, H P ^a,b   Maypa, A ^a   Magbanua, M ^b   Suarez, P ^b  

^a Silliman University Marine Laboratory   (Philippines)

^b SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Agar; Biomass; Gracilaria; Philippines; Seasonality; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BIOMASS; RED ALGA; YIELD;

NEGROS ISLAND; PHILIPPINES;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA ARCUATA; GRACILARIA BLODGETTII; GRACILARIA SALICORNIA; RHODOPHYTA; SALICORNIA;

EID: 0033117779     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4449-0_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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