First attempt to cultivate the carrageenan-producing seaweed Chondracanthus chamissoi (C. Agardh) Kützing (Rhodophyta; Gigartinales) in Northern Chile

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1069-1074

  Bulboa, Cristian R ^a,b   Macchiavello, Juan E ^a   Oliveira, Eurico C ^b   Fonck, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carrageenophyte; Chile; Chondracanthus chamissoi; Mariculture; Seaweed; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOMASS; CARRAGEENAN; MARICULTURE; RED ALGA; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; CHONDRACANTHUS CHAMISSOI; GIGARTINALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 23844545569     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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