Eco-Biochemical Studies of Common Seaweeds in the Lower Gangetic Delta

Handbook of Marine Macroalgae: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 45-57

  Ghosh, Rajrupa ^a   Banerjee, Kakoli ^a   Mitra, Abhijit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Benthic macroalgae, energetics; Carbohydrate in seaweeds; Indian Sundarbans; Lower Gangetic delta; Net primary production (NPP); Phaeophyceae, brown algae; Seaweed biochemical composition; Seaweed eco biochemical studies; Seaweed, commercial uses; Unique floral community

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885970444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119977087.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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