Phenology of Sargassum spp. (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta) from Reunion Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 398-399, Issue , 1999, Pages 201-210

  Gillespie, R D ^a   Critchley, A T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biomass; Density; Sargassum elegans; Sargassum sp.; Standing stock

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STANDING STOCK;

KWAZULU-NATAL; REUNION ROCKS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSACEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM ELEGANS; SARGASSUM SP.;

EID: 0033117783     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4449-0_23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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