The growth and cyst formation of a toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense, at low water temperatures in northeastern Japan

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-29

  Ichimi, Kazuhiko ^a,b   Yamasaki, Makoto ^a   Okumura, Yutaka ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexandrium tamarense; Cyst; PSP; Toxic dinoflagellate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003100908     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00256-8     Document Type: Article

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