Seasonal growth pattern in Sargassum polycystum C. Agardh (Phaeophyta, Fucales) occurring at Visakhapatnam, east coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-32

  Srinivasa Rao, A ^a   Umamaheswara Rao, M ^b  

^a VSM College   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brown seaweed; Environmental factors; Fertility; Growth; Sargassum; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FUCALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM POLYCYSTUM;

EID: 66249108888     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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