
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maata, M 
A1  - Pickering, T 
A1  - Ali, S 
A1  - Bird, C 
T1  - Partial identification and nutritional analysis of Kiribati algae
JF  - The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
JO  - S. Pac. J. Nat. App. Sci.
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
SP  - 12
EP  - 15
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SP04002 
N2  - A chemical analysis of the edible algae from the island of Beru in Kiribati revealed it contained relatively high concentrations of Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions. A fair amount of protein and other minerals such as Na+, K+, Cu2+, Mn2+, Zn2+ and Fe2+ ions are also present in it. The scientific identification revealed that the algae are made of a mixture of different species, which are not an entirely new species just discovered. In fact, the two major types of algae that were identified (Lyngbya perelegans and Chroococcus minutus) are known to exist in Hawaii, some areas in Europe and parts of South East Asia. 
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