Can seaweed farming in the tropics contribute to climate change through emission of short-lived halocarbons?

Malaysian Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-19

  Phang, Siew Moi ^a,b   Keng, Fiona Seh Lin ^a,c   Paramjeet Kaur, Mithoo Singh ^a,b   Lim, Yong Kian ^a   Rahman, Noorsaadah Abd ^a   Leedham, Emma C ^d   Robinson, Andrew D ^e   Harris, Neil R P ^e   Pyle, John A ^e   Sturges, William T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Marine algae; Maritime Continent; Seaweed farms; Volatile halocarbons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957801287     PISSN: 13943065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22452/mjs.vol34no1.2     Document Type: Article

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