Salps: Possible vectors of toxic dinoflagellates?

Fisheries Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-197

  Mianzan, H W ^a   Pajaro M ^a   Machinandiarena, L ^a   Cremonte, F ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gelatinous macrozooplankton; lasis zonaria; Predation; PST vector; Red tides; Scomber japonicus; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

PREDATION; SALPS; TOXIC ORGANISMS; VECTOR;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTHWEST);

ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; SCOMBER JAPONICUS;

EID: 0030620872     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(96)00526-7     Document Type: Article

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