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The effects of light on the growth and development of giant kelp

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  1. Fei Xiugeng

    Present address: Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica, Qingdao, People's Republic of China

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

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Xiugeng, F., Neushul, M. The effects of light on the growth and development of giant kelp. Hydrobiologia 116, 456–462 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00027722

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