This study examined the potential for long-distance dispersal via drifting fertile fronds of the brown seaweed, Hormosira banksii. Results suggest that H. banksii may have dual dispersal capabilities (e.g. propagules and drifting fronds), which may maintain the broad distribution of this species
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Submitted to the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2009
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2008
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