Growth, pigments, UV-absorbing compounds and agar yield of the economic red seaweed Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta) grown at different depths in the coastal waters of the South China Sea

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 681-686

  Xu, Juntian ^a   Gao, Kunshan ^a,b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Depth; Gracilaria lemaneiformis; Growth; Photosynthetic pigments; Solar radiation; UV absorbing substances

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA LEMANEIFORMIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 58149237049     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9247-7     Document Type: Article

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