Growth characteristics and reproductive capability of green tide algae in Rudong coast, China

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 795-803

  Zhang, Jianheng ^a   Huo, Yuanzi ^a,b   Yu, Kefeng ^a   Chen, Qunfang ^a   He, Qing ^a   Han, Wei ^a   Chen, Liping ^a   Cao, Jiachun ^a   Shi, Dingji ^a   He, Peimin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Enclosure experiment; Green tide; Growth periodicity; Morphological change; Reproductive capability; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA PROLIFERA;

EID: 84877614283     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9972-4     Document Type: Article

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