What is a bloom? A commentary

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 5 II, 1997, Pages 1132-1136

  Smayda, Theodore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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ALGAL BLOOM; ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REVIEW PAPER;

EID: 0001104357     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.5_part_2.1132     Document Type: Article

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