The seagrass (Zostera marina [Zosteraceae]) industry of Nova Scotia (1907-1960)

Economic Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-426

  Wyllie Echeverria, Sandy ^a,b   Cox, Paul Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulation; Nova Scotia; Seagrass; Wild plant gathering; Zostera marina; Zosteraceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; LILIOPSIDA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0033375444     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02866721     Document Type: Article

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