Seasonal variation in the biomass, quantity and quality of agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskal) Feldmann et Hamel (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) from the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, India

Phycological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-104

  Ganesan, Meenakshisundaram ^a   Reddy, Chennur R K ^a   Eswaran, Karuppanan ^a   Jha, Bhavanath ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agar; Biomass; Branch index; Density; Gel strength; Gelidiella acerosa; Percentage cover; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAGOON; MONSOON; NATURE RESERVE; RED ALGA; REEF; ROCKY SHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GULF OF MANNAR MARINE BIOSPHERE RESERVE; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GELIDIALES; GELIDIELLA ACEROSA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 43749120006     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2008.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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