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Citation: Blunden, G., Farnham, W.F., Jephson, N., Barwell, C.J., Fern, R.H. & Plumcett, B.A. 1981 The composition of maerl beds of economic interest in Northern Brittany, Cornwall and Ireland. Proc. 10th International Seaweed Symposium. 5pp. ,


Pages: 651-655

Series Title: Proc. 10th International Seaweed Symposium

Keywords: Alga, England, Flora, France, Maerl, Marine, Seaweed

Abstract: A brief description is given of the structure of the maerl beds and associated flora in the area of Falmouth. The algal flora associated with the beds is considered similar to that of the Glenan Islands and consists of seasonally variable species with maximum diversity in summer.