Endangered algal species and how to protect them

Phycologia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 423-438

  Brodie, Juliet ^a   Andersen, Robert A ^b   Kawachi, Masanobu ^c   Millar, Alan J K ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiversity; Conservation; Cryopreservation; Endangered species; Ex situ protection; Habitat protection; Legislation; Macroalgae; Microalgae; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 70349419836     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/09-21.1     Document Type: Review

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