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Seasonality of some species of Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Kenya
Oyieke, H. A.; Kokwaro, J. O. (1993). Seasonality of some species of Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Kenya. J. Appl. Phycol. 5(1): 123-124. dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02182430
In: Journal of Applied Phycology. Springer: Dordrecht. ISSN 0921-8971; e-ISSN 1573-5176, more
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Keywords
    Gracilaria corticata (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1852 [WoRMS]; Gracilaria crassa Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1876 [WoRMS]; Gracilaria millardetii (Montagne) J.Agardh, 1885 [WoRMS]; Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson, 1954 [WoRMS]; Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950 [WoRMS]
Author keywords
    Gracilaria, seasonality, Kenya
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  • Oyieke, H. A.
  • Kokwaro, J. O.
Abstract
    Studies on the seasonality of 5 Gracilaria species (G. corticata, G. crassa, G. millardetii, G. salicornia, G. verrucosa) were carried out. The seasonal abundance of the various species varied with time and geographical location. Nevertheless, a general single peak was evident between the months of September and December. G. verrucosa on the other hand had its peak biomass in July/August. G. millardetti is the only species which apparently preferred lower salinities; the rest of the species had no special trends as far as salinity is concerned. The occurrence of G. verrucosa for a very short period during the cool part of the year is attributed to the high temperature that prevails in the coastal waters.
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