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Growth and production in wild and cultured stocks of Chondrus crispus

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Sharp, G.J. Growth and production in wild and cultured stocks of Chondrus crispus . Hydrobiologia 151, 349–354 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046151

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