Marine algae as carbon sinks and allies to combat global warming

Marine Algae: Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Environmental Assessment, and Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 178-194

  Arenas, Francisco ^a   Vaz Pinto, Fátima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; CO2; Marine algae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031930981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17540     Document Type: Chapter

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