Using marine macroalgae for carbon sequestration: A critical appraisal

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 877-886

  Chung, Ik Kyo ^a   Beardall, John ^b   Mehta, Smita ^b   Sahoo, Dinabandhu ^c   Stojkovic, Slobodanka ^b,d  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; CO 2 sequestration; Macroalgae; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959394608     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9604-9     Document Type: Article

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