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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiology

Successional changes of epibiont fouling communities of the cultivated kelp Alaria esculenta: predictability and influences

A. Walls; M. Edwards; L. Firth; MP Johnson · 2017

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Abstract (excerpt)

There has been an increase in commercial-scale kelp cultivation in Europe, with fouling of cultivated kelp fronds presenting a major challenge to the growth and development of the industry. The presence of epibionts decreases productivity…

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Metadata source: Semantic Scholar · DOI 10.3354/aei00215