Cost-effective IMTA: a comparison of the production efficiencies of mussels and seaweed

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 933-945

  Holdt, Susan L ^a   Edwards, Maeve D ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Integrated multi trophic aquaculture; Kelp; Marine aquaculture; Mytilus edulis; Nitrogen removal; Saccharina latissima

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894633509     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0273-y     Document Type: Article

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