Culture of Gigartina skottsbergii (Rhodophyta) in southern Chile. A pilot scale approach

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 307-314

  Romo, Héctor ^a   Avila, Marcela ^b   Núñez, Mario ^b   Pérez, Rodrigo ^a   Candia, A ^b   Aroca, Gesica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carrageenophyte; Cultivation; Gigartina; Growth; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; POLYSACCHARIDE; RED ALGA;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DISCOIDAE; GIGARTINA; GIGARTINA SKOTTSBERGII; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33845404093     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9026-x     Document Type: Article

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