Toxic algae, fish kills and fish disease

Fish Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-342

  Noga, Edward J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate; Environment; Pfiesteria piscicida; Risk factor; Toxic algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; DINOPHYCEAE; MAMMALIA; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 0032265237     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.33.337     Document Type: Article

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