Integrated seaweed cultivation on an abalone farm in South Africa

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-595

  Robertson Andersson, Deborah V ^a,e   Potgieter, Michelle ^a   Hansen, Joakim ^b   Bolton, John J ^a   Troell, Max ^b,c   Anderson, Robert J ^d   Halling, Christina ^b   Probyn, Trevor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abalone; Aquaculture; Integrated; Recirculation; Seaweed; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ECKLONIA MAXIMA; GRACILARIA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS MIDAE; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 58149260337     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9239-7     Document Type: Article

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