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Aspects of the Biology of Laminaria Hyperborea: II. Age, Weight and Length

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Joanna M. Kain  and
N. S. Jones
Joanna M. Kain
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Station, Port Erin, Isle of Man
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Station, Port Erin, Isle of Man
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A method of determining the age of Laminaria hyperborea by examination of a longitudinal median section of the lower stipe and holdfast was found to be reliable for at least the first 4 years.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , February 1963 , pp. 129 - 151
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1963

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