Growth and distribution of the macroalgae gracilaria salicomia and G. parvispora (rhodophyta) established from aquaculture introductions at Moloka'i, Hawai'i

Pacific Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-396

  Nelson, Stephen G ^a   Glenn, Edward P ^a   Moore, David ^a   Ambrose, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; RED ALGA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MOLOKAI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA PARVISPORA; GRACILARIA SALICORNIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 67651114151     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/049.063.0307     Document Type: Article

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