The economic feasibility of seaweed production in the North Sea

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 235-252

  van den Burg, Sander W K ^a   van Duijn, Arie Pieter ^a   Bartelings, Heleen ^a   van Krimpen, Marinus M ^a   Poelman, Marnix ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic modelling; north sea; seaweed; sensitivity analysis; wind energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MODELING; SEAWEED CULTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84977501951     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2016.1177859     Document Type: Article

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