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An economic appraisal for the onshore cultivation of Laminaria spp.

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    A. Beavis & Roger H. Charlier

  2. Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., 60641, Chicago, IL, USA

    Roger H. Charlier

  3. University of Brussels, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    A. Beavis & Roger H. Charlier

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Beavis, A., Charlier, R.H. An economic appraisal for the onshore cultivation of Laminaria spp.. Hydrobiologia 151, 387–398 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046158

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