Review of studies on biomass-density relationships (including self-thinning lines) in seaweeds: Main contributions and persisting misconceptions

Phycological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-233

  Scrosati, Ricardo ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonal; Interspecific biomass density relationship; Self thinning rule; Ultimate biomass density line; Unitary

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SEAWEED; SELF THINNING;

ALGAE;

EID: 28944444763     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2005.tb00375.x     Document Type: Review

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