The role of hypersalinity in the persistence of the Texas 'brown tide' in the Laguna Madre

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1553-1565

  Buskey, Edward J ^a   Wysor, Brian ^a   Hyatt, Cammie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AUREOUMBRA LAGUNENSIS; SALINITY; UNITED STATES;

ALGA; BROWN TIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; PERSISTENCE;

LAGUNA MADRE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AUREOUMBRA LAGUNENSIS;

EID: 0031826465     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.8.1553     Document Type: Article

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