Effects of wave exposure and depth on biomass, density and fertility of the fucoid seaweed Sargassum polyceratium (Phaeophyta, Sargassaceae)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-158

  Engelen, Aschwin H ^a,c   Åberg, Per ^b   Olsen, Jeanine L ^a   Stam, Wytze T ^a   Breeman, Anneke M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomass; Density; Depth; Fertility; Population structure; Sargassum polyceratium; Thallus size; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEAWEED;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSACEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM POLYCERATIUM;

EID: 21244494021     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260500109210     Document Type: Article

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