Major cyanobacterial bloom in the Barwon-Darling River, Australia, in 1991, and underlying limnological conditions

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 643-657

  Bowling, L C ^a   Baker, P D ^b  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIA; NUTRIENT; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, BARWON-DARLING RIVER;

EID: 0029661089     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960643     Document Type: Article

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