Cultivation of red seaweeds: a Latin American perspective

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 719-727

  Hayashi, Leila ^a   Bulboa, Cristian ^b   Kradolfer, Paul ^c   Soriano, Gonzalo ^d   Robledo, Daniel ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c PSW SA Peruvian Seaweeds   (Peru)

^d Soriano SA   (Argentina)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chondracanthus; Gigartina; Gracilaria; Kappaphycus; Latin America; Seaweed cultivation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GIGARTINA; GRACILARIA; KAPPAPHYCUS;

EID: 84927654684     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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