Effect of water aeration and nutrient load level on biomass yield, N uptake and protein content of the seaweed Ulva lactuca cultured in seawater tanks

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1021-1031

  Msuya, Flower E ^a   Neori, Amir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agitation treatment; Fishpond effluents; Nutrient uptake; Seaweed biofiltration; Water movement; Yield

Indexed keywords

ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 56349119286     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9300-6     Document Type: Article

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