Recovery of intertidal benthic diatoms after biocide treatment and associated sediment dynamics

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 25-45

  Underwood, G J C ^a,b   Paterson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOM; DIATOM; FORMALDEHYDE; SEDIMENT;

UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN ESTUARY;

NITZSCHIA EPITHEMIOIDES;

EID: 0027811172     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540003263X     Document Type: Article

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