Recurrent red-tides in the Southampton Water estuary caused by the phototrophic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 799-812

  Crawford, D W ^a,b   Purdie, D A ^a   Lockwood, A P M ^a   Weissman, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

England coast; Mesodinium rubrum; Phytoplankton; Planktonic ciliates; Red tides; Southampton water estuary

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; NITRATE; RED TIDE; RED TILE;

ENGLAND; HAMPSHIRE; SOUTHAMPTON WATER; UK;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM; MYRIONECTA; MYRIONECTA RUBRA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0031408101     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0242     Document Type: Article

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