Cyst and radionucleotide evidence for the recent introduction of the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum into Tasmanian waters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 161, Issue , 1997, Pages 165-172

  McMinn, Andrew ^a   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M ^a   Thomson, Paul ^a   Jenkinson, Andrew V ^b   Heijnis, Henk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ballast water introduction; Gymnodinium catenatum; Radiometric dating; Sediment cysts

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TOXIC ORGANISMS;

AUSTRALIA; DEEP BAY; TASMANIA;

GYMNODINIUM CATENATUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031593044     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps161165     Document Type: Article

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