Effects of temperature, light level, photoperiod, and ammonium concentration on Pyropia leucosticta (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from the Northwest Atlantic

• Main Authors: Green, Lindsay A., Neefus, Christopher D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 2015
• Subjects: Pyropia leucosticta; Seaweed aquaculture; Physiology; Life history; Mariculture; Nori; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://scholars.unh.edu/nhaes/387; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-014-0421-4

Seaweed aquaculture in the Northwest Atlantic is a growing industry that is currently based on winter-spring kelp production. Aquaculture of Pyropia leucosticta, a species of economically valuable nori, could provide a spring-summer crop and diversify the industry. The objectives of this study were...