Seasonal abundance and toxicity of the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus spp. (Dinophyceae), the causative agent of ciguatera in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-267

  Chinain, M ^a   Germain, M ^a   Deparis, X ^a   Pauillac, S ^a   Legrand, A M ^a  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; POISONING; SEASONALITY; TOXICITY;

FRENCH POLYNESIA;

GAMBIERDISCUS;

EID: 0032733121     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050623     Document Type: Article

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