How Brittany and Florida coasts cope with green tides

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-208

  Charlier, Roger H ^a,b   Morand, Philippe ^c   Finkl, Charles W ^b,d  

^a Box 23 ^*  (Belgium)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d Marine Science and Biological Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae juice; Environmental social economic impacts; Eutrophication; Harmful algal blooms; Methanization; Ulva

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; HARVESTING; METHANATION;

ALGAE JUICE; ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL-ECONOMIC IMPACTS; METHANIZATION;

TIDES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CODIUM; ULVA;

EID: 42149169140     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230701791448     Document Type: Review

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