Effects of site, depth and sori origin on the growth and minerals composition of cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae) in the north of Norway

• Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology
• Main Authors: Wang, Xinxin, Blikra, Marthe Jordbrekk, Evensen, Tor Hatten, Skipnes, Dagbjørn, James, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Kraknes; Norway; Rotsund; Northern Norway; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2829761; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02620-y

Interest in the cultivation of Saccharina latissima is increasing in the north of Norway. In the present study, S. latissima was cultivated at two sites (Kraknes and Rotsund), 90 km apart, in Troms, northern Norway (69–70°N). The effect of site, depth, and sori origin (Kraknes and Rotsund) on S. lat...