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Effects of aeration period on the productivity and agar quality of Gracilaria sp.

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Date Issued:
1987
Title: Effects of aeration period on the productivity and agar quality of Gracilaria sp.
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Name(s): Guerin, Jean M., creator
Bird, Kimon T., creator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1987
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 7 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3353792 (digitool), FADT3353792 (IID), fau:6616 (fedora), 10.1016/0044-8486(87)90346-2 (doi)
Note(s): Daily aeration periods of 4, 6, 12, and 24 h were examined for their effects on productivity of Gracilaria sp. Strain G-16 and on resultant agar quality. There were significant effects on biomass productivity, with decreases from 22 to 12 g.m2.d−1 at decreases from 24 h to 4 h of daily aeration, respectively. However, there were no effects of daily aeration periods on agar content, gel strength, or gelling and melting temperatures, suggesting that daily aeration period can be adjusted to provide maximum economic return based on seaweed and agar productivity. An analysis of total revenue, marginal revenue and aeration costs indicated that the most cost-effective aeration period was 11 h/day.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00448486 and may be cited as: Guerin, J. M., & Bird, K. T. (1987). Effects of aeration period on the productivity and agar quality of Gracilaria sp. Aquaculture, 64(2), 105-110.doi:10.1016/0044-8486(87)90346-2
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #555.
Subject(s): Gracilaria
Agar
Algae culture
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353792
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0044-8486(87)90346-2
Restrictions on Access: ©1987 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU