Stored carbon in dominant seaweeds of Indian Sundarbans

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 263-274

  Mitra, A ^a   Zaman, S ^a   Pramanick, P ^a   Bhattacharyya, S B ^a   Raha, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon content; Indian Sundarbans; Seaweeds; Standing stock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904515397     PISSN: 15113701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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