Fate of Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J. Agardh and its spores in darkness: Implications for ballast water management

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-88

  Kolwalkar, Janhavi P ^a   Sawant, Subhash S ^a   Dhargalkar, Vinod K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Dark; Enteromorpha flexuosa; Filament; Light; Spore

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER; DARK; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; SPORE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ULVA FLEXUOSA;

EID: 33751018238     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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